Jennings Creek wildfire prompts evacuations in New York
Over 100 New York families were asked to evacuate due to the Jennings Creek wildfire, which has been burning from Orange County to West Milford, New Jersey for over a week.
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Over 100 New York families were asked to evacuate due to the Jennings Creek wildfire, which has been burning from Orange County to West Milford, New Jersey for over a week.
Officials asked over 100 families to evacuate after the Jennings Creek wildfire jumped a containment line in Orange County. CBS News New York's Zinnia Maldonado reports.
More than 100 families in Orange County were asked to evacuate Saturday after the Jennings Creek wildfire jumped a containment line. CBS News New York's Jessi Mitchell and Vanessa Murdock report.
The Jennings Creek wildfire is now 88% contained since it started burning last week, the New York State DEC said.
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Firefighters are slowly making progress in their battle against a wildfire at the border of New Jersey and New York.
The Jennings Creek blaze, which has been impacting Passaic and Orange counties, is now 30% contained, fire officials said. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service says thousands of acres have been burned and local road closures are still in place. CBS News New York's Christine Sloan reports.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul visited the site of a deadly 5,000-acre wildfire that's burning along the New York-New Jersey border Tuesday.
The governor explained the dire conditions firefighters are facing as they try to contain the blaze, which has impacted 5,000 acres along the New York and New Jersey border in Orange County.
Authorities say the 5,000-acre Jennings Creek wildfire is 20% contained, with 10% containment in both New York and New Jersey.
The wildfire has been burning near the New York-New Jersey border for about three days. Officials are concerned about wind in the forecast.
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The Jennings Creek wildfire has been burning for days, impacting parts of West Milford, New Jersey and Greenwood Lake, New York. CBS New New York's Zinnia Maldonado reports.
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