19 year old Joseph Kling, of Waretown, Ocean Township, was charged with aggravated arson and arson in connection with a wildfire that started in Waretown April 22 and continued to spread throughout the Southern Ocean County area. BreakingAC.com reports the fire has burned approximately 15,000 acres in Waretown and Lacey Township and has destroyed a commercial building. On April 22 at approximately 9:45 a.m., the Cedar Bridge Fire Tower located a column of smoke coming from the area of Jones Road and Bryant Road in Ocean Township.