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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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 ...
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Suspected cause of Long Island wildfires was a resident making s'mores: Police
A New York resident making s'mores in their backyard is suspected of accidentally igniting a series of wildfires over the weekend that swept through hundreds of acres of the Pine Barrens region of ...
Long Island fires likely caused by person making backyard s'mores, authorities say
The current "operating theory" is that the fires were sparked accidentally in a backyard near Sunrise Highway, authorities said on Monday.
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Long Island brush fires accidentally sparked by people making s'mores, officials say
Gov. Kathy Hochul has issued a burn ban for Long Island, New York City and the Hudson Valley, meaning outdoor fires are prohibited for the time being. "You may have a fire pit. Keep it contained.
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Long Island fires started by person making s’mores, officials say
The Long Island brush fires that startled communities across Suffolk County over the weekend were likely caused by a person ...
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Gov. Hochul expands burn ban as Long Island wildfires highlight growing fire risk
Gov. Kathy Hochul expanded emergency measures as firefighters continued battling the aftermath of weekend brush fires in ...
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Long Island wildfires ignited by someone trying to make s’mores
A person trying to make the campfire snack s’mores in their backyard accidentally sparked the devastating wildfires on New York’s Long Island. At around 9:30 a.m. Saturday, an unnamed person ...
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Long Island fire departments settle discrimination claims, remove Confederate flags
Long Island fire departments accused of displaying Confederate flags and enforcing discriminatory membership policies agreed ...
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Long Island fire districts pay $28,000 in fines for displaying Confederate flag
Three Long Island fire departments that displayed the Confederate flag have now reached a settlement over alleged ...
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Suspected cause of Long Island wildfires was a resident making s'mores: Police
A New York resident making ... igniting a series of wildfires over the weekend that swept through hundreds of acres of the Pine Barrens region of Long Island, authorities said Monday.
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Long Island Fire Departments Settle for $28,000 in Discrimination Claims, Agree to Remove Confederate Flags and Revise Practices
Three Long Island fire departments settle over Confederate flag displays and discrimination, agree to fines and human rights ...