Fires Flare in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park Amid US East Drought
- Wildfire risk is high in the Northeast, including New York
- Red flag fire warnings stretch from Massachusetts to Virginia
Smoke from a forest fire rises above the trees in Evesham, New Jersey, on Nov. 7.
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Brush fires broke out in a major New York City park and in New Jersey on Friday as the worst drought in more than two decades gripped the US Northeast.
Firefighters worked to extinguish a blaze in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park and used drone technology to identify hot spots, the New York City Fire Department said in posts Friday on X, adding that specialized brushfire units were also operating. The fire was reported under control at 9:38 p.m.