Brush fires on New York's Long Island shoot flames and smoke into the sky

Brush fires on New York's Long Island have picked up quickly amid high winds. They are spewing thick gray smoke into the sky and have closed a major highway. Gov. Kathy Hochul says state agencies have responded to the fires around the Pine Barrens, a wooded area home to commuter towns east of New York City. The governor says homes, a chemical factory and an Amazon warehouse are at risk. The Town of Southampton issued a warning Saturday afternoon against starting recreational fires due to the risk. A Suffolk County spokesperson says a section of Sunrise Highway was closed.