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Man charged with arson

Man charged with arson after authorities say he sparked New Jersey Pine Barrens fire
Authorities say a man set wooden pallets on fire and failed to properly put them out in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens, sparking a quick-moving wildfire with smoke affecting the air quality in the New York City area.
Man charged with arson after authorities say he sparked New Jersey Pine Barrens blaze
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer and Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn LaTourette said the Waretown man faces aggravated arson and arson charges in the southern New Jersey wildfire, which authorities said Thursday morning grew to more than 23 square miles.
Who Is Joseph Kling? Teen Charged With Sparking New Jersey Wildfire
Ocean County prosecutors have charged 19-year-old Joseph Kling with starting one of New Jersey's worst wildfires in 20 years, which is still burning and has now grown to more than 15,000 acres in size across Waretown and Lacey Townships.
19-year-old Joseph Kling accused of sparking massive NJ wildfire, charged with arson
A 19-year-old man has been charged with arson for allegedly sparking the massive wildfire in the New Jersey Pine Barrens that has torched 15,000 acres, prosecutors said. Joseph Kling, of Ocean Township,
Joseph Kling Arrested In New Jersey Wildfire
A 19-year-old New Jersey man has been charged with setting the massive wildfire that scorched 15,000 acres and destroyed a commercial building this week, officials announced.Joseph Kling, of Ocean Township (Waretown),
19-year-old charged in connection with massive New Jersey wildfire
A 19-year-old from Ocean Township, New Jersey, is accused of starting a massive wildfire that prompted thousands of evacuations, burned around 15,000 acres and destroyed a commercial building.
Man Charged With Arson in Vast New Jersey Wildfire
A 19-year-old was accused of lighting a bonfire and leaving before it was extinguished, sparking one of the largest blazes in the state in decades.
19-year-old charged with arson after bonfire sparks massive N.J. wildfire
The Waretown man lit pallets on fire in the woods and failed to fully extinguish them before he left, authorities said.
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