Multiple wildfires in Long Island, New York, prompted a large emergency response and forced residents to evacuate.
The blaze erupted along Sunrise Highway from the Hamptons to East Moriches.
“South Shore fire departments — from Brookhaven to Hampton Bays — are responding to the blazes,” Greater Long Island reports.
Footage of the wildfires circulated on social media:
JUST IN: MULTIPLE BRUSH FIRES ERUPT IN THE HAMPTONS, NY
Massive, billowing clouds of smoke could be seen from as far away as the North Fork and Connecticut Saturday afternoon as multiple brush fires broke out in the Westhampton area. pic.twitter.com/3H1QHE6KoZ
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BREAKING: Multiple brush fires broke out in The Hamptons on Long Island, NY, prompting authorities to close major roads
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