The young man, aged 18, died after a tree fell this Saturday, November 9. The police opened an investigation.
A New York State parks employee died while battling a large brush fire along the New York-New Jersey border on Saturday, November 9, the Associated Press reported.
The 18-year-old man died after a tree fell in the Sterling Forest at Greenwood Lake, Dutchess County Fire and Rescue and the New State Forest Service reported. York. An investigation was opened by the police.
Hundreds of brush fires have broken out in US east coast states such as New Jersey and Connecticut in recent weeks.
A brush fire in a park south of New York
This Friday evening, a large brush fire broke out, mobilizing more than 100 firefighters, in a park in southern New York, affected by a severe drought, local authorities said.
If the immediate cause of the start of the fire is not yet known, “the current conditions are perfect for brush fires, with extremely dry vegetation and strong gusts of wind”, confirmed the authorities during a press briefing. .
The drought is expected to continue until the end of the year in the region, which is currently experiencing its second longest rainless period in history, according to local media.
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