BREAKING: Teen charged with sparking NJ wildfire

BREAKING: Teen charged with sparking NJ wildfire

A 19-year-old man has been charged with arson in connection with a massive wildfire that torched thousands of acres of woodland in Ocean County. Prosecutors on Thursday reported that Joseph King, an Ocean Township resident, has been charged with aggravated arson and arson. Investigators determined that the fire was caused by an improperly extinguished bonfire, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said in a statement.

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