A brush fire ignited in Prospect Park Friday evening, amid an ongoing drought across the city.
Fanned by strong winds, the fire rose to two alarms as firefighters battled the blaze which spread across a swath of the wooded area of the Nethermead near the center of the park shortly before 7 p.m.
The FDNY deployed special brush fire units and drones to identify hot spots in the park.
The brush fire comes less than a week after the city issued a rare citywide drought watch in response to a historic dry spell.
Last month was the driest October on record, with the second-longest rainless streak in city records dating back to 1869, officials said.
The city has been placed on a red flag warning due to a high risk of fire caused by the ongoing drought and Friday’s strong winds, Mayor Adams tweeted as the fire raged in Brooklyn.
“Any fire that sparks will catch and spread quickly in these conditions,” the Mayor posted on X.
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