New Jersey’s governor declared a drought warning. Black Hawk helicopters scooped water from a lake to dump on a forest fire burning in New York state.

New Jersey has declared a drought warning as dry conditions continue, asking residents to conserve water voluntarily.

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.

Wildfires were burning from one end of New Jersey to the other on Friday after one of the driest months on record, leading New York City to issue smoke warnings and forcing farmers to take steps to protect their harvests.

A fire continues to blaze atop a 44-story building in the Hudson Yards development on Manhattan’s West Side, according to the New York City Fire Department. The blaze erupted around 11:30 a.m., on the roof of The Set,

A huge fire has broken out at the luxury The Set block of flats in Hudson Yards, Manhattan today with plumes of smoke seen above the New York City