New Jersey Forest Fire Service fire crews work to extinguish the Jones Road Fire near Lacey Township in Ocean County, New Jersey, April 23, 2025. Matthew Hatcher/AFP via Getty Images ...

LACEY, NJ – Firefighters have made progress containing a massive wildfire burning in central New Jersey that threatened to become the largest blaze in the state in nearly 20 years, officials said.

A fast-spreading wildfire broke out Tuesday in Ocean County, New Jersey, prompting mandatory evacuation orders for residents in Ocean Township, Lakewood and Lacey Township. The fire started around ...

The fire began shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 22, at the Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management Area in Barnegat Township, Ocean County. The fire spread to Lacey Township where it ...

A man passes a house fire on April, 23, 2025, in Lacey Township, N.J. AP Photo / Matt Slocum The Jersey Central Power and Light Company said they cut power to around 25,000 customers at the ...

Ocean Township reported no structural damage, but Lacey Township did report some. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service said Wednesday morning that a commercial building was destroyed and multiple ...

A massive wildfire is tearing through parts of Ocean and Lacey Townships in Ocean County, New Jersey, burning an estimated 3,200 acres so far. The fire, located in the Greenwood Forest Wildlife ...

The fire began shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 22, at the Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management Area in Barnegat Township, Ocean County. The fire spread to Lacey Township where it ...

The fire began shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 22, at the Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management Area in Barnegat Township, Ocean County. The fire spread to Lacey Township where it ...

The fire began shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 22, at the Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management Area in Barnegat Township, Ocean County. The fire spread to Lacey Township where it ...

The fire began shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 22, at the Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management Area in Barnegat Township, Ocean County. The fire spread to Lacey Township where it ...