Upper Manhattan brush fire at Inwood Hill Park flares up overnight
Firefighters remain on the scene of a brush fire at Inwood Hill Park in Upper Manhattan after it flared up again overnight. The FDNY said reports of smoke and flames came in just after 2:30 p.m. Wednesday from a large area inside the park,
Bronx residents react to brushfire that torched 4 acres of Inwood Hill Park
Steva Sowell-Hardcastle, a NYC Park’s Super Steward, says it was heartbreaking to watch, but that there could be a silver lining. “It was devastating to me, I mean this is my heart. We’re trying to turn this tragedy into a positive thing. Maybe we will see native species regrowing. We can target areas for regrowing,” said Sowell-Hardcastle.
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 of Wednesday evening.
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 Park, FDNY officials said Thursday. The raging blaze, which began about 3 p.m. Wednesday, tore its way through about four acres of parkland near W. 218 St. as upper Manhattan was covered in thick grey smoke for most of the day.
Brush fire breaks out at Inwood Hill Park: officials
A 3-alarm brush fire sparked in Inwood Wednesday afternoon, according to officials. The first fire broke out in Inwood State Park near Seaman Ave and West 207th Street around 2:40 p.m., according to the FDNY.
Brush Fire Under Control in Inwood Hill Park in Manhattan
The blaze in the park, at the northern tip of Manhattan, followed brush fires that burned in Brooklyn, the Bronx and New Jersey over the past week.
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 drought conditions.
VIDEO: Fireboat Sprays Water On Brush Fire in Manhattan’s Inwood Hill Park
Emergency services battled a brush fire that broke out in Manhatan’s Inwood Hill Park on Nov. 13. The New York City Fire Department (FDNY) said it utilized “multiple units including drones, marine units and brush fire units” to battle the two-alarm fire.
Brush fire in Inwood Hill Park now under control
Fire officials say a brush fire in Inwood Hill Park was under control Wednesday evening. CBS News New York's Derick Waller and Dan Rice report.
Brush Fires in Manhattan as Northeast Drought Worsens
A severe drought in the Northeast, that isn't expected to lessen up soon, has caused an "unprecedented number of brush fires" according to the FDNY.
Brush fire at Inwood Hill Park in Upper Manhattan flares up again overnight
A brush fire at Inwood Hill Park in Upper Manhattan broke out again overnight, but firefighters had it back under control before daybreak.
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FDNY Crews Face Challenges Battling Brush Fires
A massive brush fire exacerbated by the city’s ongoing drought destroyed about 4 acres of Manhattan’s Inwood Hill Park, FDNY officials said Thursday. The raging blaze, which began at about 3 p.m.