A brush fire broke out in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park on Friday night amid a stretch of historically dry weather, officials said.
More than 100 firefighters responded to the two-acre blaze – which was snuffed out shortly before 10 p.m. – in the rolling meadow known as the Nethermead in the middle of the popular greenspace, according to the FDNY.
“We’re still working to extinguish it,” an FDNY spokesperson said, noting that first responders are still hosing down some hotspots.
“It’s a very labor intensive operation. It’s just this steep terrain, windy conditions. The fire can move rapidly.”
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The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Park-goer Pablo Aronson, 21, said he was shocked to see the emergency response to the fire after passing by on his bike.
“The smoke is pretty strong,” Aronson said.
“Everybody comes here, hangs out in the meadow over there. So it’s kind of sad to see the park like this.”