Nearly 150 firefighters and EMS personnel were deployed to battle a brush fire in the Inwood section of Manhattan on Wednesday.

The fire, in Inwood Hill Park at the northern tip of Manhattan, followed brush fires that burned in Brooklyn, the Bronx and New Jersey over the past week. By Shayla Colon Dozens of firefighters were battling a brush fire in Inwood Hill Park at the northern ...

A brush fire broke out in a public park in Upper Manhattan on Wednesday. Dozens of crews rushed to the scene in Inwood Hill Park and got the flames under control. CBS News New York's Derick Waller reports.

The FDNY said it has responded to 229 brush fires since Oct. 29, calling it the most in city history over a two-week stretch.

The state Department of Environmental Conservation said the Jennings Creek brush fire was 20% contained as it entered its fifth day

Officials say the fire is about 20% contained and said they have made progress, but strong winds are hampering their efforts to bring the fire completely under control. Those winds are bringing the smoke to the Jersey side of the border, where Gov.

Amtrak trains running between New York Penn Station and New Haven, Connecticut remain suspended until further notice after a fire on Tuesday near East Tremont Avenue in the Bronx spurred power outages and delays.