Long Island brush fires caused by family cooking s'mores, Suffolk County officials say
Four separate weekend brush fires in eastern Suffolk County are believed to have been sparked by embers from a family ...
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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 it was accidental." ...
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Residents making s'mores in their backyard likely caused Suffolk County brush fires, officials say
Brush fires that burned hundreds of acres on Long Island over the weekend are under control and officials believe they now ...
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 ...
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Westhampton brush fire knocked down, as Suffolk police arson probe gets underway
The Westhampton brush fire that burned 400 acres of dry woodland forest and sparked a massive statewide response in eastern Suffolk County on Saturday has been fully knocked down, while arson ...
Brush fire on Long Island that has scorched 400 acres is 80% contained
A brush fire on New York’s Long Island that has burned 400 acres and prompted a response from 80 fire departments and 600 personnel is now 80% contained, according to Suffolk County officials.
The likely cause of Long Island’s major brush fires? S’mores.
The wildfires that burned through more than 600 acres on Long Island probably originated from a backyard fire in Manorville, ...
Long Island officials probe if cause of fires was ‘nefarious’ or natural
The brush fires were mostly contained by Sunday morning after burning about 600 acres, injuring two firefighters and prompting a state of emergency Saturday.
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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 ...
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New York-area fires started by person making s’mores, officials say
The Long Island brush fires that injured two firefighters and damaged two buildings were started by a person cooking s’mores, police said.