The cause of the wildfires that swept through part of Long Island, New York, over the weekend is believed to have been a ...

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

Fires are tied to the history of the pine barrens, now at 105,000 acres, down from what experts believe at one time was a quarter of a million acres.

The cause of the brush fires that ravished 400 acres on Long Island’s Pine Barrens have been ruled accidental.

Approximately 90 fire and emergency services agencies converged on Westhampton to battle brush fires that culminated in a ...

Law enforcement agencies are still interviewing all 911 callers to rule out any possibilities, but they "strongly feel that it was accidental." ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Multiple brush fires that burned across a wooded area of Long Island over the weekend were accidentally caused by a family's attempt to make s'mores, Suffolk County police said Monday.

Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency Saturday following multiple wildfires that broke out on the South Shore of ...

A homeowner's failed attempt to make s'mores likely sparked this weekend's fast-moving brush fire on Long Island, Suffolk ...

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.