New York state Governor Kathy Hochul has declared a state of emergency and said state agencies were responding to the fires around the Pine Barrens area east of New York City. Homes, a chemical factory and an Amazon warehouse were at risk from the fast-moving wildfire.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul issued a state of emergency on Saturday as crews battled several brush fires on Long Island.

Fast-moving brush fires fanned by high winds burned through a large swath of land on New York's Long Island, spewing thick gray smoke into sky and prompting evacuation of military base and closure of