Crews battle multiple brush fires on Long Island; Hochul declares state of emergency
Crews are battling several brush fires on Long Island.Sunrise Highway at Railroad Avenue is shut down in both directions, along with Speonk Riverhead Road, officials say.Gov. Kathy Hochul released the ...
Long Island officials probe if cause of fires was ‘nefarious’ or natural
The brush fires were mostly contained by Sunday morning after burning about 600 acres, injuring two firefighters and prompting a state of emergency Saturday.
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Long Island brush fire is 22% contained, as firefighters battle high winds
Rudy Sunderman, commissioner of the Suffolk County Department of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services, said Sunday that the fires were 100% "knocked down," which means there are no visible flames.
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Long Island brush fire is 22% contained, as firefighters battle high winds
Firefighters are making progress battling a series of brush fires on Long Island that burned over 400 hundred acres of land and prompted evacuations east of New York City, local officials say.