Fires Flare in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park Amid US East Drought (2)

Brush fires broke out in a major New York City park and in New Jersey on Friday as the worst drought in more than two decades gripped the US Northeast.

Firefighters worked to extinguish a blaze in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park and used drone technology to identify hot spots, the New York City Fire Department said in posts Friday on X, adding that specialized brushfire units were also operating. The fire was reported under control at 9:38 p.m.

While tiny compared to the wildfires that regularly devastate California and other parts of the US, the blaze is an indication of just ...