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Wind-driven brush fire on New York's Long Island 50 percent contained. Firefighter injured​

Associated Press
Updated Sat, March 8, 2025 at 5:26 PM CST·2 min read
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This photo provided by the New York Air National Guard shows smoke from the fires in the Pine Barrens off Sunrise Highway in New York's Long Island, on Saturday, March 8, 2025. (Cheran Campbell/New York Air National Guard via AP)

This image from video provided by Andrew Tallon shows smoke from fires in New York's Long Island, on Saturday, March 8, 2025, seen from Southampton, N.Y. (Andrew Tallon via AP)

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This photo provided by the New York Air National Guard shows smoke from the fires in the Pine Barrens off Sunrise Highway in New York's Long Island, on Saturday, March 8, 2025. (Cheran Campbell/New York Air National Guard via AP)
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NEW YORK (AP) — Fast-moving brush fires burned through a large swath of land on New York's Long Island on Saturday fanned by high winds, spewing thick gray smoke into the sky and prompting the evacuation of a military base and the closure of a major highway.

Officials said three of the four fires were fully contained while the other one, in Westhampton, was 50 percent contained. Two commercial buildings were partially burned, but officials said homes were not in the line of fire. One firefighter was flown to a hospital to be treated for burns to the face.

“Our biggest problem is the wind,” Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine said. “It is driving this fire.”

Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency and said state agencies were responding to the fires around the Pine Barrens, a wooded area that is home to commuter towns east of New York City.
 
Just as an aside... I bought some scallops today. Went through the self checkout. Dude who worked there walked up and asked if I bought "these"... holding up the scallops. I said yes. I got home and my $25 bag of scallops weren't in there. I went back and tried to explain the deal and the original dude wasn't there and it was 2 18 yo kids and the girl had more piercings and tattoos than a aboriginal tribe member..... I went back and grabbed my got dayum scallops and pushed through the retards upon leaving....


So if I am not in here for a few days you know why but I absolutely hate modern customer service. Suck my fucking ass you dumb pieces of shit. It's a self checkout.... If it's at the end of my line obviously it's my shit asshole.
 
Just as an aside... I bought some scallops today. Went through the self checkout. Dude who worked there walked up and asked if I bought "these"... holding up the scallops. I said yes. I got home and my $25 bag of scallops weren't in there. I went back and tried to explain the deal and the original dude wasn't there and it was 2 18 yo kids and the girl had more piercings and tattoos than a aboriginal tribe member..... I went back and grabbed my got dayum scallops and pushed through the retards upon leaving....


So if I am not in here for a few days you know why but I absolutely hate modern customer service. Suck my fucking ass you dumb pieces of shit. It's a self checkout.... If it's at the end of my line obviously it's my shit asshole.

I hope you enjoy your scallops. You deserve it.
 
Just as an aside... I bought some scallops today. Went through the self checkout. Dude who worked there walked up and asked if I bought "these"... holding up the scallops. I said yes. I got home and my $25 bag of scallops weren't in there. I went back and tried to explain the deal and the original dude wasn't there and it was 2 18 yo kids and the girl had more piercings and tattoos than a aboriginal tribe member..... I went back and grabbed my got dayum scallops and pushed through the retards upon leaving....


So if I am not in here for a few days you know why but I absolutely hate modern customer service. Suck my fucking ass you dumb pieces of shit. It's a self checkout.... If it's at the end of my line obviously it's my shit asshole.
That would piss me off
 
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