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arson, New Jersey

CNN on MSN · 40m

A man has been charged with arson in connection to a New Jersey wildfire sparked by a shotgun round, officials say

A man has been charged with arson after allegedly firing an illegal shotgun round that sparked a wildfire in New Jersey that burned at least 350 acres of land.

Philadelphia Inquirer on MSN · 1h

Man faces arson charges for the ‘Shotgun’ wildfire near Six Flags Great Adventure

“The fire was caused by magnesium shards of a Dragon’s Breath 12 gauge shotgun round igniting available combustibles on the berm of the shooting range. The firing of this type of incendiary or tracer ammunition is prohibited in the State of New Jersey,” law enforcement and forest fire officials said in a statement.

CBS Philadelphia on MSN · 19h

Man charged with arson in connection with New Jersey wildfire that spread to 350 acres

Prosecutors have charged a man with arson in connection with a wildfire in Jackson Township that broke out on Wednesday and has burned 350 acres.

wildfire, New York State

NBC News on MSN · 1h

18-year-old parks and recreation employee killed while battling New York wildfire

Dariel Vasquez was helping mitigate a fire Saturday in Sterling Forest in Orange County when he was killed, New York State Police said in a statement.

Times Union · 1h

New York state parks worker dies responding to wildfire in Orange County

A state parks worker was killed Saturday while responding to a large wildfire in Orange County that originated across the border in New Jersey.

The New York Times · 2h

New York State Parks Worker Dies While Fighting Wildfire

Officials said an 18-year-old employee of the New York State parks system died on Saturday while battling a wildfire in Orange County, one of several blazes in the New York metro area to break out recently amid drought conditions.

3h

UPDATED: Pompton Lakes wildfire spreads to 162 acres, 50% contained

POMPTON LAKES — The wildfire that continues to burn in the Cannonball Road area of the borough has spread to 162 acres, but ...

2hon MSN

Volunteer forest ranger dies responding to New York wildfire that sent smoky haze over NYC

A New York State Forest Ranger volunteer died while responding to a wildfire near the New York-New Jersey border that sent ...

5h

Millions in New York Told To Limit Exercise As Wildfire Smoke Hits

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) issued an air quality alert for the New York City metro ...

3h

Massive N.J. wildfire grows to 2,500 acres, none contained yet. Other blazes burning, too.

West Milford’s Jennings Creek Wildfire, which straddles the New York-New Jersey border, is currently at 0% containment, the ...

6h

Breaking: New wildfire reported in Los Angeles County on Nov. 10

A new wildfire was reported today at 7:17 a.m. in Los Angeles County. The wildfire has been burning on private land. At this ...

2hon MSN

New York-New Jersey Wildfire Update: Teen Forest Ranger Dies Fighting Blaze

Health advisories were issued for parts of New York and northeastern New Jersey due to unhealthy air quality from the smoke.

2don MSN

Southern California wildfire moving 'dangerously fast' as flames destroy homes

For the latest news on the blaze, read USA TODAY's updates on the fire for Friday, Nov. 8. Fire crews on Thursday were ...

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