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 fast-moving wildfire burning in New Jersey on Tuesday forced thousands of people to evacuate and closed a stretch of the Garden State Parkway.

With traffic routes like the Garden State Parkway, Route 9 and Route 532 closed, cars are at a standstill across parts of Ocean County.