NJ Wildfire Explodes to 3,200 Acres: Evacuations Ordered as Jones Road Fire Threatens Homes
A rapidly expanding wildfire in Ocean County’s Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management Area has forced mandatory evacuations and closed critical highways, including a 17-mile stretch of the Garden State Parkway. The Jones Road Fire, which ignited near Barnegat Township on Tuesday, ballooned from,20 acres to,20 acres by evening, threatening,32 structures and prompting urgent evacuations along Wells Mills Road and Route. Authorities ordered mandatory evacuations for residents near Bryant Road and Wells Mills Road, with Southern Regional High School serving as a shelter. The blaze has shut down...