Deer Park/Brentwood brush fire.
just caught a glimpse of it on TV... looks crazy! I leave nearby, and pick fh up from the DP train station (not today apparenty). Hope no one gets hurt.
04/20/06) DEER PARK – About 400 firefighters are at the scene of two separate brush fire in Deer Park and Brentwood, near the Deer Park train station.
A total of six fire departments are responding to the scene. Most of the fire is located in Edgewood Oak Brush Preserve. The flames in Deer Park have jumped over Long Island Avenue. LIPA has cut off electricity in the area due to the proximity of power lines to the fire. Suffolk County police are evacuating personnel from some nearby businesses.
Witnesses are reporting massive amounts of smoke blanketing nearby neighborhoods. News 12 Long Island’s Bill Korbel reports the smoke is visible on weather radar. Sagtikos Parkway is currently closed in both directions at Pine Aire Drive. In addition, Pine Aire Drive is closed both ways between Long Island Ave. and Sagtikos Parkway. No LIRR trains are running at the Deer Park station.
04/20/06) DEER PARK – About 400 firefighters are at the scene of two separate brush fire in Deer Park and Brentwood, near the Deer Park train station.
A total of six fire departments are responding to the scene. Most of the fire is located in Edgewood Oak Brush Preserve. The flames in Deer Park have jumped over Long Island Avenue. LIPA has cut off electricity in the area due to the proximity of power lines to the fire. Suffolk County police are evacuating personnel from some nearby businesses.
Witnesses are reporting massive amounts of smoke blanketing nearby neighborhoods. News 12 Long Island’s Bill Korbel reports the smoke is visible on weather radar. Sagtikos Parkway is currently closed in both directions at Pine Aire Drive. In addition, Pine Aire Drive is closed both ways between Long Island Ave. and Sagtikos Parkway. No LIRR trains are running at the Deer Park station.
