A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of beginning an enormous New Jersey wildfire that has consumed a minimum of 15,000 acres and continued to burn Thursday, authorities stated.
Joseph Kling of Waretown, New Jersey, was charged with aggravated arson and arson in reference to the wildfire.
Authorities stated the person "was the individual responsible for setting wooden pallets on fire — and then leaving the area without the fire being fully extinguished."
