Long Island fires likely caused by person making backyard s'mores, authorities say
The current "operating theory" is that the fires were sparked accidentally in a backyard near Sunrise Highway, authorities said on Monday.
Suspected cause of Long Island wildfires was a resident making s'mores: Police
Suffolk County Police Commissioner Kevin Catalina said the "operating theory" is that a fire was started at about 9:30 a.m.
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Attempt to make s’mores blamed for wind-driven brush fires that swept across area of Long Island
Multiple brush fires that burned across a wooded area of Long Island over the weekend were accidentally caused by a family's ...
Long Island fires started by person making s’mores, officials say
The Long Island brush fires that startled communities across Suffolk County over the weekend were likely caused by a person attempting to cook s’mores in their backyard, officials said Monday. One ...
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, ...
Backyard s’mores believed to be the origin of Long Island fires, investigators say
Officials say brush fires that burned on New York’s Long Island over the weekend, injuring two firefighters and sending large ...
Long Island Wildfires Began With Backyard S’mores, Police Say
The wildfires began accidentally when someone in Suffolk County tried to light a fire to make s’mores, officials said. They ...
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Suspected cause of Long Island wildfires was a resident making s'mores: Police
A New York resident making s'mores in their backyard is suspected of accidentally igniting a series of wildfires over the weekend that swept through hundreds of acres of the Pine Barrens region of ...
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Long Island brush fires caused by family cooking s'mores, Suffolk County officials say
Police Commissioner Kevin Catalina said Monday. Police had previously assigned 25 detectives, along with arson investigators, to search for the origin of the fires, which Catalina said in a ...