Tag: wildfire

Sep 08
Last Hamptons wildfire believed to be fully contained, but hot-spot dangers linger

The last of the four Long Island wildfires that erupted on the edge of the Hamptons over the weekend and burned through 600 acres appears to be contained, but remaining smaller hot spots could still reignite, officials warned Sunday. The final blaze, which was 80% contained by Saturday night, is believed to be now 100% […]

Sep 08
Tough Long Island biz owner saves truck by driving it away from wildfire — while it’s in flames

A tough Long Island business owner drove one of his trucks — while it was on fire — to save it from the wildfires that raged through the Hamptons over the weekend. Mark Cirillo, 64, battled to save AutoGate Systems Inc., his business of the last 20 years, as flames closed in on his shop […]