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The New York Times · 51m

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.

ABC News on MSN · 2h

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 resident making s'mores, police said.

Gothamist · 4h

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 ban.

Long Island, arson and fires

Long Island brush fires caused by family cooking s'mores, Suffolk County officials say

Suffolk County Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services Commissioner Rudy Sunderman said the fire will not be considered completely "contained" until 10-foot breaks are built around the full perimeter of the fire, where combustible materials and elements are removed to prevent it from reigniting and spreading.

CNN on MSN · 14h

Authorities investigate possibility of arson as origin of Long Island fires

Arson could be the cause of several 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, officials said.

WINS Radio New York on MSN · 3h

Long Island brush fires were sparked by backyard s'mores, investigators say

Investigators tasked with determining the cause of the widespread Long Island brush fires over the weekend have linked the blazes to a backyard fire in Manorville.

1h

Long Island wildfires appear to have been started by accident, officials say

Police on Monday said the four fires likely were ignited after a family tried to make s'mores in their backyard on a windy ...

1hon MSN

Backyard s’mores believed to be the origin of Long Island fires, investigators say

Arson could be the cause of several wind-driven brush fires that burned on New York’s Long Island over the weekend, injuring ...

The Press Democrat11m

New York governor declares state of emergency for wind-driven brush fire on Long Island

Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency and said state agencies were responding to the fires around the Pine Barrens, ...

1h

Long Island brush fires sparked by s'mores bonfire

Investigators have determined that the brush fires that burned more than 400 acres of Long Island’s Pine Barrens over the ...

3hon MSN

Attempt to make s’mores blamed for wind-driven brush fires that swept across area of Long Island

Police in New York say multiple brush fires that burned across a wooded area of Long Island over the weekend were ...

The Press Democrat21m

Firefighters seek to contain wind-driven brush fire on Long Island

Firefighters in New York continued to battle at least one brush fire in a wooded stretch of Long Island on Sunday.

3h

Long Island fires started by person making s’mores, officials say

The Long Island brush fires that injured two firefighters and damaged two buildings were started by a person cooking s’mores, ...

1don MSN

Long Island brush fires trigger state of emergency in New York

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul issued a state of emergency on Saturday as crews battled several brush fires on Long Island.

1don MSN

‘Massive’ wildfires erupt on Long Island, sparking state of emergency and evacuations as flames threaten homes

Four separate fires blanketed Long Island’s East End Saturday, as thick black smoke filled the sky, threatening homes ...

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