Authorities arrested the 19-year-old from Waretown, New Jersey, and charged him with arson and aggravated arson in the fire that’s still burning in southern New Jersey that they described as started with “an improperly extinguished bonfire.”

A 19-year-old was accused of lighting a bonfire and leaving before it was extinguished, sparking one of the largest blazes in the state in decades.

Joseph King, 19, was arrested for allegedly starting the Jones Road Wildfire in New Jersey. Plus, there are air quality concerns as winds are expected to blow smoke into the New York City area.