Through an investigation into how the fire started, police say they discovered that the fire had been intentionally set by a teenager.

Wildfires also kept firefighters busy in in Passaic County in North Jersey and Orange County, New York, where an outbreak spanned the two states. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service on Monday morning reported about rainfall of approximately a quarter inch fell overnight fell into that area. Crews were back in the area.

A teen was arrested for arson in connection with a wildfire in Burlington County, New Jersey that broke out a day before Halloween, the Evesham Police announced in an update on Wednesday.According to the release from police,

A 14-year-old boy is being held responsible for at least one of several wildfires that have recently erupted in South Jersey.

Cops are now investigating if the teen may have played a role in starting an even larger fire in the same area.

A teen boy is accused of intentionally starting a wildfire that burned through more than 50 acres in Evesham Township, New Jersey last month.

A teen boy was accused of starting a wildfire that threatened more than a dozen homes in Burlington County, authorities said. The 14-year-old was charged with second-degree aggravated arson and causing or risking widespread injury or damage,