Acting New Jersey Gov. Tahesha Way declared a state of emergency for Ocean County Wednesday morning. “At this time, we have no loss of life and no homes have been harmed,” Way said on X .

The Garden State Parkway, one of New Jersey’s busiest highways, was closed between Barnegat and Lacey townships, according to the New Jersey Fire Service.

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 Garden State Parkway and Route 9, parts of which were previously closed, have since reopened. Earlier, Lt. Gov. Tahesha Way declared a state of emergency for southern Ocean County due to the ...

Acting New Jersey Gov. Tahesha Way declared a state of emergency for Ocean County due to the wildfire Wednesday morning. “At this time, we have no loss of life and no homes have been harmed ...

Acting New Jersey Gov. Tahesha Way declared a state of emergency for Ocean County Wednesday morning. “At this time, we have no loss of life and no homes have been harmed,” Way said on X .

The fire comes as New Jersey is under an official drought warning, with “well-below average precipitation throughout the winter,” the state said in a news release last month.Approximately ...

Acting New Jersey Gov. Tahesha Way declared a state of emergency for Ocean County Wednesday morning. “At this time, we have no loss of life and no homes have been harmed,” Way said on X .