FDNY: Brush fire extinguished in Marine Park
News 12's Julia Burns is on the scene where she saw an FDNY boat spraying water on the fire.
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The FDNY extinguished a brush fire Saturday afternoon in Marine Park near Gerritsen Beach Park.
The fire started before 1:18 p.m. near the waterfront.
News 12 saw an FDNY crews in the water and on the ground and NYPD crews in the air spraying the water with a Bambi bucket.
The FDNY says the multiple units including volunteer firefighters aided in battling the fire which was difficult to access.
Video by News 12 Brooklyn's Julia Burns.
They say units began to clear the scene around 4:05 p.m. The fire comes as winds from the northwest are dry and gusts are nearly 40 mph.
“I’m looking up I see smoke and I see a helicopter. I get out the car and I see that there’s a lot of FDNY and police out here,” said Gio Grant
The cause of the fire remains unknown as of Saturday night.
