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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.

6abc Action News · 1d

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."

The Washington Post · 1d

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.

CBS New York on MSN · 1d

Long Island brush fires accidentally sparked by people making s'mores, officials say

An attempt to make s'mores accidentally sparked the massive brush fires that impacted the East End of Long Island, Suffolk County police said Monday.

NBC News on MSN · 1d

Backyard s'mores named cause of massive Long Island brush fires, investigators say

Dozens of investigators tasked with determining the origin of Saturday’s brush fires on Long Island have linked the blazes to a backyard in Manorville.

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Fast Response Succeeds in Bringing Fast-Moving Westhampton Pines Fire Under Control

By Stephen J. Kotz A series of small brush fires that hopscotched their way from Manorville east culminated in an explosive ...

Tree-killing Southern pine beetles adding fuel for next fire, Suffolk County Executive Romaine says

Stemming the Southern pine beetle onslaught is one way to limit the amount of dead trees that lead to new growth and more ...

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Long Island brush fire 100% knocked down; Burn bans issued by Gov. Kathy Hochul

The massive brush fire that impacted the East End of Long Island is no longer burning in Westhampton, but Forest Rangers ...

2don MSN

Brush fire on Long Island that has scorched 400 acres is 80% contained

A brush fire on New York’s Long Island that has burned 400 acres and prompted a response from 80 fire departments and 600 ...

Suffolk Class AA girls basketball final: Westhampton vs. Smithtown West

Westhampton defeated Smithtown West in the Suffolk Class AA girls basketball final on Sunday, March 9, 2025. Shannon Sweet ...

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Westhampton Brush Fire Blamed on S’mores, Cops Say

A family trying to make s’mores at their Manorville home on Saturday morning accidentally caused the brush fire that burned ...

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Westhampton fire ‘100% knocked down’ as investigators search for its origin

Fire officials say the Westhampton fire is 100% knocked down as investigators continue their search for the fire’s origin.

ABC7 New York on MSN2d

Massive brush fires along Sunrise Highway on eastern Long Island prompt large emergency response

SUFFOLK COUNTY, Long Island (WABC) -- Massive, wind-whipped brush fires are raging across parts of Long Island's Pine Barrens region on Saturday, prompting a large emergency response to control the ...

Westhampton brush fire knocked down, as Suffolk police arson probe gets underway

The Westhampton brush fire that burned 400 acres of dry woodland forest and sparked a massive statewide response in eastern ...

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