New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency Saturday after several wind-driven brush fires broke out in New Yorkβs Long Island, sending large smoke plumes into the air and shutting down a highway.
Fire crews in Suffolk County responded to at least three βmajor brush firesβ on the East End, county executive Ed Romaine said. The fires have shut down a stretch of Sunrise Highway, the New York Department of Transportation said.
