Attempt to make s’mores blamed for wind-driven brush fires that swept across area of Long Island
Police in New York say multiple brush fires that burned across a wooded area of Long Island over the weekend were ...
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Weekend Long Island wildfires sparked by s’mores fire gone wrong, Suffolk police say
Investigators say embers from a backyard fire spread rapidly, fueling blazes that prompted evacuations and an emergency burn ...
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 ...
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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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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 ...
Gov. Hochul issues burn ban for Hudson Valley, New York City and Long Island
Following brush fires in Long Island, Gov. Kathy Hochul issued a burn ban until March 16, when New York’s annual statewide ...
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Suffolk County Police Say S’Mores May Have Sparked Brush Fires
Approximately 90 fire and emergency services agencies converged on Westhampton to battle brush fires that culminated in a ...
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Long Island Brush Fires Scorch 600 Acres, Sparked by Backyard S’mores Attempt
A series of brush fires that scorched more than 600 acres on Long Island over the weekend may have been sparked by an attempt ...
Cause of brush fires on Long Island revealed
Fire officials in Suffolk County say that a s’mores-making incident this past weekend caused some of the worst brush fires Long Island has seen in three ...
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Burn ban in effect after weekend fires on eastern Long Island
New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency over the weekend due to wildfires along the only major road ...
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 ...