Long Island fire: Residents making s'mores in backyard likely caused New York fires, officials say
Law enforcement agencies are still interviewing all 911 callers to rule out any possibilities, but they "strongly feel that it was accidental." ...
Massive Long Island brush fires likely caused by someone trying to cook s’mores for breakfast
Residents in Center Moriches/Manorville tried to start a fire in their backyard around 9 a.m. Saturday to cook up the treat ...
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Burn ban in effect for Long Island, New York City and Hudson Valley after Suffolk County brush fire
The fires broke out in the same vicinity of the Pine Barrens in which a much worse wind-driven blaze devastated thousands of acres along the Sunrise Highway in the late summer of 1995. Drought ...
‘Massive’ wildfires erupt on Long Island, sparking state of emergency and evacuations as flames threaten homes
Four separate fires blanketed Long Island’s East End Saturday, as thick black smoke filled the sky, threatening homes ...
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Massive brush fires along Sunrise Highway on eastern Long Island prompt large emergency response
Massive, wind-whipped brush fires are raging across parts of Long Island's Pine Barrens region on Saturday, prompting a large ...
New York governor declares state of emergency for wind-driven brush fire on Long Island
Brush fires on New York's Long Island fanned by high winds have picked up quickly. The fires were spewing thick gray smoke ...
Westhampton brush fire knocked down, as Suffolk police arson probe gets underway
Numerous fires are burning along Sunrise Highway on Saturday afternoon, according to the Eastport Fire Department. A smoke ...
Cristian Sanchez charged with DWI after crash into police vehicle on Sunrise Highway in Yaphank
Sanchez was arrested by Suffolk County’s Street Takeover Task Force and charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated. In New York State, an individual can be charged with "aggravated" DWI when ...
Gov. Hochul declares state of emergency as wildfires rage on Long Island’s South Shore
Dozens of fire departments and the National Guard were working on Saturday to extinguish multiple wildfires scorching the ...
Hochul declares state of emergency for massive Long Island brush fires
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency Saturday afternoon as dozens of fire departments responded to Long ...