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Brush fire at Inwood Hill Park in Upper Manhattan flares up again overnight
NEW YORK-- A brush fire at Inwood Hill Park in Upper Manhattan broke out again overnight, but firefighters had it back under control before daybreak. The FDNY said reports of smoke and flames came in just after 2:30 p.m. Wednesday from a large area inside ...
Brush Fire Burns in Manhattan, the Latest of Several Blazes in the Region
The fire, in Inwood Hill Park at the northern tip of Manhattan, followed brush fires that burned in Brooklyn, the Bronx and New Jersey over the past week.
Wildfire burns on northern tip of Manhattan, as northeast contends with multiple blazes
A brush fire broke out in a park on the northern tip of Manhattan, sending smoke billowing across New York City.
Wildfires burn in Manhattan, Queens
The FDNY is fighting two stubborn wildfires in upper Manhattan and Queens tonight, as dangerously dry conditions endure across the region.
Manhattan Is Burning! Record Drought Triggers Unprecedented NYC Wildfires
Amid an unprecedented drought, New York City is witnessing wildfires within its city limits — including in Manhattan. Doug McIntyre reports that the famed island’s Inwood neighborhood has experienced two significant brush fires,
Drought sparks record 229 NYC brush fires in two weeks: FDNY
New York City’s ongoing drought has sparked a record 229 brush fires in just the last two weeks, FDNY officials said Wednesday. The number of brush fires this year was significantly higher than in previous years,
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Drought-related brush fire destroys 4 acres of Manhattan’s Inwood Hill Park
A massive brush fire exacerbated by the city’s ongoing drought destroyed about four acres of Manhattan’s Inwood Hill ...
FDNY battles brush fire, dangerous conditions, in Upper Manhattan park
The fire ignited and spread rapidly across a large area of brush inside the park on Wednesday, and another fire in the park ...
Multiple brush fires break out at Inwood Hill Park in Manhattan
At least two brush fires broke out at an upper Manhattan park, FDNY officials said, one of which was not yet under control as ...
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FDNY contains 4-acre fire in Manhattan’s Inwood Hill Park, using water from Harlem River
The blaze in the borough’s “most ancient forest” was the latest in a series of brush fires in the metro area amid record ...
Brush fire reignites overnight in Upper Manhattan as drought continues
Crews are still on the scene of a brush fire at Inwood Hill Park in Upper Manhattan as they monitor hot spots. CBS News New ...
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Flame Frenzy in NYC, Firefighters Battle Wildfires Across Manhattan and Queens
NYC firefighters battle wildfires in Manhattan's Inwood Park and Queens' Alley Pond Park due to dry conditions.
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FDNY battles large brush fire in Inwood Hill Park in Manhattan
Two fires reportedly ignited around 3 p.m. and spread rapidly across a large area of brush, sending a smoke blanket moving over Manhattan toward the George Washington Bridge.
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FDNY battles Inwood brushfire as blanket of smoke envelopes upper Manhattan
Firefighters battled a bushfire in Manhattan’s Inwood Hill Park through the night ... drones and the integral Brush Fire units, according to FDNY brass who said the inferno created “very ...
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Smoke Rises From Brush Fire in Manhattan's Last Old-Growth Woods
Smoke rose from burning trees and brush in Inwood Hill Park on the northern tip of Manhattan, New York, on Wednesday, November 13. The brush fire began on Wednesday afternoon, according to ...