The Jennings Creek wildfire is now fully contained after burning New York and New Jersey for two weeks, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Friday. The blaze burned over 5,300 acres, killing one teenager and forcing people to evacuate,

The massive Jennings Creek wildfire is now 100% contained after more than a week of fierce firefighting. The fire started earlier this month in Passaic County, New Jersey before jumping across the border into New York. It forced people to leave their homes voluntarily and burned thousands of acres of land.

Efforts to contain the Jennings Creek Wildfire continued Wednesday with a new set of challenges on its sixth day near the New Jersey-New York border.

The Jennings Creek wildfire is now 88% contained since it started burning last week, the New York State DEC said.

Firefighters are getting closer to taming a wildfire burning across the New Jersey-New York border, increasing their encirclement of the hard-to-access blaze.

A massive wildfire burning along New Jersey’s border with New York, leaving nearby cities shrouded in a smoky smell, is nearly contained but continues to smolder.

Firefighters are slowly making progress in their battle against a wildfire at the border of New Jersey and New York.

The Jennings Creek wildfire is 90 percent contained, officials announced Monday evening. Despite persisting high wind gusts, crews were able to drop buckets of water on the ridge throughout the day. The voluntary evacuation for Wah-Ta-Wah Park is over but remains in effect for 120 Edgemere south to Woods Road,

The wildfire that has burned more than 5,300 acres in New York and New Jersey could be under full control by this weekend as rain aids in the fight.