Wildfire in New Jersey forces 3,000 to flee their homes, closure of highway stretch
A rapidly spreading wildfire in New Jersey has prompted mass evacuations and the closure of a large stretch of the state’s busiest highway, the Garden State Parkway. Firefighters are still trying to combat the Jones Road Wildfire, which broke out on Tuesday and spread to 8,500 acres. The blaze began at 11 am on Tuesday…