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.

Over 100 homes were evacuated Saturday night after winds worsened the Jennings Creek fire, New York fire officials said. Winds caused the massive fire to escape its containment lines near Edgemere Avenue in Warwick,

Check here for updates throughout the day Thursday as the Jennings Creek Wildfire continues to burn in New Jersey and New York.

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.

Spread the loveThe Jennings Creek Wildfire continues to burn along the New York-New Jersey border, affecting over 4,383 acres. New Jersey has issued a drought warning due to the lack of significant rain since September.

The New Jersey Forest Fire Services says that the Jennings Creek wildfire in Passaic County is now 90% contained on the New Jersey side of the fire. The fire, which spans across state lines into New York has been burning in the Sterling Forest since Saturday.