Long Island and the Hudson Valley faced a high fire risk on Sunday, officials said, as firefighters battled the last of four blazes that began in Suffolk County on Saturday.
Dozens of fire departments and the National Guard were working on Saturday to extinguish multiple wildfires scorching the Pine Barrens and spreading for miles along the Sunrise Highway.
SUFFOLK COUNTY, Long Island (WABC) -- There are reports of multiple brush fires along the Sunrise High on Long Island on Saturday afternoon. Southampton Town Police Department said Sunrise Highway east of exit 62 is closed down due to multiple brush fires. They said Speonk Riverhead Road is also closed due to the brush fires.
The uptick in cases could indicate a spread of the disease or simply greater awareness of the virus, officials said.
Multiple bushfires broke out in The Hamptons on Long Island, New York, prompting authorities to shut down Route 27, Sunrise Highway, and Montauk Highway as firefighters work to contain the blazes. , U
About half of the newborn birds are female — with hens beginning to lay their own eggs at the age of six months.