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2,000-acre brush fire burns between Chelan and Okanogan counties
The Apple Acres brush fire quickly grew to 2,000 acres, according to the Chelan County Emergency Management. Highway 97 was ...
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Crown Recycling fire ‘non-criminal in nature’ Suffolk Police arson investigators find
The fire investigation is completed but investigations by the State Department of Environmental Conservation and Suffolk ...
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New York Police, Animal Rescue Save Kitten in Pipe for 18 Hours
The Suffolk County Police Department and Long Island Cat Kitten Solution teamed to save a kitten stuck in an underground pipe. The rescue took 18 hours. Police had limited access to the area, making ...
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New York-area fires started by person making s’mores, officials say
The first 911 calls about the larger brush fires came in just before 1 p.m. Firefighters respond to a brush fire in Suffolk County in New York’s Long Island on Saturday, March 8, 2025.
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Sunrise Highway wildfires: Suffolk County brush fires likely started by resident making back yard s'mores - 6abc Philadelphia
SUFFOLK COUNTY, Long Island -- Brush fires that burned hundreds of acres on Long Island over the weekend are under control and officials believe they now know how they started.
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The likely cause of Long Island’s major brush fires? S’mores.
S’mores. The wildfires that burned through more than 600 acres on Long Island probably originated from a backyard fire in Manorville, Suffolk County, police said.
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Backyard s’mores believed to be the origin of Long Island fires - WLWT
Hochul said 80 agencies and firefighting crews were helping with Suffolk County’s response to the brush fires, including from the state transportation and fire prevention departments.