The fire in the Pine Barrens led to the evacuation of 3,000 residents and the shutdown of a stretch of the Garden State Parkway.

The Jones Road Wildfire had spread to 11,500 acres in less than 24 hours as of 10 a.m. on Wednesday and was 30% contained, the New Jersey Fire Service said in a post on X. It was no longer threatening populated areas.

Firefighters have made progress containing a massive wildfire burning in central New Jersey that damaged multiple buildings and prompted evacuations for thousands. The fire, named the Jones Road wildfire,