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.

A massive wildfire burning along New Jersey’s border with New York, leaving nearby cities shrouded in a smoky smell, is nearly contained but continues to smolder.

The Jennings Creek wildfire is now 88% contained since it started burning last week, the New York State DEC said.