freeman: Shawangunk Ridge Fire
- 04/20/08 09:10 AM
Excerpt from a 'Daily Freeman' article: Two days after a 30-acre brush fire in Minnewaska state park was reported under control, the flames have spread to scorch 3,000 acres. The 20,000-acre park and part of U.S. Route 44/state Route 55 have remained closed, and over 245 personnel from various state and local agencies were on the scene Saturday, trying to beat back the blaze. http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19500830&BRD=1769&PAG=461&dept_id=74969&rfi=6 I was driving on Stonykill Road in Accord on Friday, having watched the smoke cloud since the day before from a distance. The site was staggering if not surreal. I could see the flames above the … (2 comments)
Excerpt from a 'Daily Freeman' article: Two days after a 30-acre brush fire in Minnewaska state park was reported under control, the flames have spread to scorch 3,000 acres. The 20,000-acre park and part of U.S. Route 44/state Route 55 have remained closed, and over 245 personnel from various state and local agencies were on the scene Saturday, trying to beat back the blaze. http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19500830&BRD=1769&PAG=461&dept_id=74969&rfi=6 ;)
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