A fast-moving wildfire in New Jersey expanded to 8,500 acres Tuesday afternoon, causing over 3,000 evacuations and threatening more than 1,300 structures while also closing a portion of the Garden State Parkway in the southern portion of the state.

A destructive wildfire burned more than 8,500 acres and is spurring thousands of evacuations across Ocean and Lacey townships.

Thousands of New Jersey residents have been told to evacuate their homes due to an out of control wildfire in the south of the state.