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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 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,
Massive Long Island brush fires likely caused by someone trying to cook s’mores for breakfast
Residents in Center Moriches/Manorville tried to start a fire in their backyard around 9 a.m. Saturday to cook up the treat despite heavy winds.
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.
Residents making s'mores in their backyard likely caused Suffolk County brush 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."
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Westhampton brush fires offer a lesson for the future of Long Island
Due to the efforts of hundreds of first responders from across Long Island, and the rapid response of state officials, the weekend’s brush fires in eastern Suffolk County were contained with minimal impact: two firefighters suffered minor injuries and two commercial buildings were damaged.
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.
Long Island brush fires were caused by a resident trying to make s’mores
Long Island brush fires were caused by a resident trying to make s’mores - The Westhampton Pines Fire burned approximately 600 acres before it was contained
Long Island brush fires caused by family cooking s'mores, Suffolk County officials say
Four separate weekend brush fires in eastern Suffolk County are believed to have been sparked by embers from a family attempting to make s'mores Saturday morning in their Manorville backyard, Police Commissioner Kevin Catalina said Monday.
S’mores bonfire likely ignited Long Island fires, investigators say
Investigators say a family making s’mores in their backyard likely sparked the string of devastating brush fires on Long Island. According to officials, the residents used cardboard to ignite their flame and strong winds blew the embers throughout the neighborhood.
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