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Long Island Wildfires Began With Backyard S’mores, Police Say

The wildfires began accidentally when someone in Suffolk County tried to light a fire to make s’mores, officials said. They were fully contained by Monday.

The Washington Post on MSN · 20h

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, Suffolk County, police said.

CNN on MSN · 1d

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 s’mores in their backyard,

ABC7 New York on MSN13h

Milagros Soto becomes highest-ranking female in Suffolk County PD history

Milagros Soto has been the first Hispanic and highest-ranking woman in the jobs she's been promoted to. Don't be fooled by ...

After Suffolk fires, 'vibrant regeneration' predicted for burned Long Island pine barrens, experts say

The section of the pine barrens that burned in the Westhampton brush fire on Saturday is expected to recover with new plant ...

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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 ...

Gothamist1d

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 ...

Long Island Wildfire Is Under Control, Officials Say

The last of four blazes that began in Suffolk County on Saturday has been put out, but Long Island and the Hudson Valley ...

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Long Island brush fire 100% knocked down; Burn bans issued by Gov. Kathy Hochul

The massive brush fire that impacted the East End of Long Island is no longer burning in Westhampton, but Forest Rangers ...

All 4 Long Island brush fires contained, 2 firefighters hurt, 2 buildings damaged

All four Long Island brush fires that sent soaring plumes of smoke into the air had been contained by Sunday afternoon, ...

ABC7 New York on MSN1d

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 the ...

Second raccoon in Suffolk County tests positive for rabies

The dead raccoon was discovered in Amityville. Last month, a dead raccoon found Jan. 28 in North Amityville was also deemed rabid.

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