A series of major wildfires in New York and New Jersey in the United States...Air Quality 'Warning'

A park worker has been killed in a series of wildfires in New York and New Jersey, the U.S., which are experiencing their worst drought in a century.

Foreign media, including the Associated Press and CNN, reported that an employee of a New York State park died on the 9th local time while extinguishing a large wildfire on the New Jersey-New York border.

Forest officials say the employee died on the afternoon of the 9th local time when a tree fell during a wildfire control operation in Stirling Forest, and that New York State police are investigating the accident.

Fire officials explained that wildfires spread quickly due to severe drought and strong winds.

Air quality warnings were in effect in some areas, including New York City and northeastern New Jersey, as smoke from wildfires worsened air quality.

In New Jersey and New York State, several wildfires are also under control in the Bethany Run area, near Palisades Gongdo, and Glasgow.