Authorities investigate possibility of arson as origin of Long Island fires
Arson could be the cause of several wind-driven brush fires that burned on New York’s Long Island over the weekend, injuring ...
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Backyard s'mores named cause of massive Long Island brush fires, investigators say
Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine said downed trees and 35 mph winds fueled the fast-growing fires. The Westhampton Pines Fire burned an estimated 600 acres over the weekend before fire personnel ...
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 ...
State of emergency declared as brush fires shut down roads in New York
Towns and communities in Long Island, New York, were on alert Saturday after brush fires spewed thick smoke into the air. New ...
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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 ...
US orders nonemergency government staff to leave South Sudan as tension grows over fighting
The U.S. State Department has ordered nonemergency government personnel to leave South Sudan's capital as tension escalates ...
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Long Island brush fire latest: Arson investigation underway, burn ban in effect
An arson investigation is underway on Long Island after a series of brush fires over the weekend injured at least two ...
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Firefighters knock down wind-driven brush fire on Long Island but risk remains with high winds
Firefighters in New York knocked down a dwindling brush fire in a wooded stretch of Long Island on Sunday as officials warned ...
Long Island wildfires contained: 2 firefighters hurt, cause of blaze unknown
According to the New York Daily News, around 600 acres of the Long Island Pine Barrens were burnt as a result of the fires, ...
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New York governor declares state of emergency for wind-driven brush fire on Long Island
Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency and said state agencies were responding to the fires around the Pine Barrens, ...