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."
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,
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 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.
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 know how they started. More than 90 fire departments and EMS crews, as well as the National Guard,
Long Island brush fires accidentally sparked by people making s'mores, officials say
An attempt to make s'mores accidentally sparked the massive brush fires that impacted the East End of Long Island, Suffolk County police said Monday.
New York Wildfire Update: Maps, Tracker Show Counties Under Threat
A state of emergency was declared by New York Governor Kathy Hochul, and around 100 fire companies were reportedly deployed.
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