A massive wildfire burning on the New Jersey-New York border remained the same size overnight — 2,283 acres on the New Jersey side — and is still 30% contained, officials said Wednesday morning.

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

The wildfire has burned around 2,500 acres in New York ... now is not the right time to be burning outdoors, and I urge everyone to heed our warnings as we continue to take the necessary precautions to keep all New Yorkers safe,” Hochul said Tuesday.

Strengthening winds and bone-dry conditions were hindering firefighters working to gain control of a stubborn wildfire burning in a forested stretch along the New York-New Jersey state border about 50 miles (80 km) northwest of New York City.

Across the country in California, the Mountain Fire continues to burn in Ventura County. Weather conditions triggered red flag warnings Tuesday in the Northeast and firefighters in California continued to battle a large wildfire that has burned over 20,