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Long Island Wildfires Began With Backyard S’mores, Police Say

The wildfires began accidentally when someone in Suffolk County tried to light a fire to make s’mores, officials said. They were fully contained by Monday.

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Suspected cause of Long Island wildfires was a resident making s'mores: Police

The cause of the wildfires that swept through part of Long Island, New York, over the weekend is believed to have been a resident making s'mores, police said.

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Backyard s’mores believed to be the origin of Long Island fires, investigators say

Wind-driven brush fires that burned on New York’s Long Island over the weekend, injuring two firefighters and sending large smoke plumes into the air, appear to have been started by people making s’mores in their backyard,

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Suffolk Police: Backyard fire in Manorville believed to have caused wildfire that burned 400 acres of pine barrens Saturday

Suffolk County Police Arson Section detectives believe the cause is related to a fire that spread following an attempt to ...

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Fires accidentally caused by family preparing s’mores, Suffolk officials say

Officials said that the family making s’mores had difficulty getting the fire lit as strong winds blew through the area, and ...

Fire and the Suffolk pine barrens share a natural history

Fires are tied to the history of the pine barrens, now at 105,000 acres, down from what experts believe at one time was a quarter of a million acres.

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Long Island brush fire 100% knocked down; Burn bans issued by Gov. Kathy Hochul

The massive brush fire that impacted the East End of Long Island is no longer burning in Westhampton, but Forest Rangers ...

All 4 Long Island brush fires contained, 2 firefighters hurt, 2 buildings damaged

All four Long Island brush fires that sent soaring plumes of smoke into the air had been contained by Sunday afternoon, ...

Tree-killing Southern pine beetles adding fuel for next fire, Suffolk County Executive Romaine says

Stemming the Southern pine beetle onslaught is one way to limit the amount of dead trees that lead to new growth and more ...

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Update: Pine barrens wildfire in Westhampton 80% contained, arson squad investigating cause of blaze

Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine said last night the wildfire in the Westhampton pine barrens is nearly 80% contained. The ...

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Massive brush fires along Sunrise Highway on eastern Long Island prompt large emergency response

SUFFOLK COUNTY, Long Island (WABC) -- Massive, wind-whipped brush fires are raging across parts of Long Island's Pine Barrens region on Saturday, prompting a large emergency response to control the ...

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Police: Suspected cause of Long Island wildfires was a resident making s'mores

A New York resident making s'mores in their backyard is suspected of accidentally igniting a series of wildfires over the ...

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