NJ fire spreads into NY, where forest ranger dies fighting blaze

A New York State forest ranger died Saturday while battling one of the many fires burning through several thousands acres across our area. Dariel Vasquez was stationed in Greenwood Lake in Orange County, where a forest fire originating in New Jersey’s Passaic County had spread into nearby New York. Multiple agencies confirmed the 18-year-old died after a tree fell on him.

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