BARNEGAT TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire still burning in New Jersey on Wednesday forced thousands of people to evacuate and temporarily closed a stretch of a major highway.

BARNEGAT TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) - A fast-moving wildfire burning in New ... The Jersey Central Power and Light Company cut power to about 25,000 customers at the request of the Forest Fire Service ...

The blaze is the second major forest fire in the region in less than a week. Associated Press writers Mike Catalini in Trenton, New Jersey, and Hallie Golden in Seattle contributed to this report.

A forest fire in southern New Jersey that has shut a stretch of one of the state’s biggest thoroughfares is yet to be contained, sparking evacuations and threatening to snarl commuters. The fire ...

More than 1,300 structures were threatened and about 3,000 residents were evacuated, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said. Shelters were open at two high schools, according to the Barnegat ...

The fire in the Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management Area burned ... was only about 10% contained Tuesday night, the New Jersey Fire Service said. The cause of the fire was under investigation.

More than 1,300 structures were threatened and about 3,000 residents were evacuated, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said. Shelters were open at two high schools, according to the Barnegat ...