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An 18-year-old New York forest ranger has died while fighting a 2,000-acre wildfire burning in New York and New Jersey, according to New York State Police.
Dariel Vasquez was among those battling the fire Saturday in Greenwood Lake, near the New Jersey border, when he died, police said. Officials said a tree fell on him.
“Rip brother your shift is over job well done,” a post from the Eastern Dutchess County Fire and Rescue said.
The fire broke out Saturday in West Milford, New Jersey and in New York’s Orange County, officials said. By Saturday night, the flames had spread to roughly 2,000 acres, according to the New Jersey Forest Fire Service. The fire was 0% contained Saturday evening.
The cause of the fire, dubbed the Jennings Creek wildfire, is still unknown, fire officials said.
