Firefighters battle blaze in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park as NYC’s unprecedented dry stretch continues

A brush fire broke out in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park on Friday night amid a stretch of historically dry weather, officials said.

Firefighters responded to the blaze burning in the rolling meadow known as the Nethermead in the middle of the popular greenspace, according to the FDNY.

The FDNY received the first call about the blaze at about 6:40 p.m. and smoke eaters were actively trying to extinguish the flames more than an hour later.

No injuries were reported, fire officials said.

The city has experienced weeks of bone-dry conditions. October saw the second longest rainless streak in the Big Apple’s recorded history, with only .81 inches of rain falling compared to an average of about 3.81 inches, officials have said.

In nearby New Jersey, at least four brush fires were burning across the state on Friday, including one along the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Englewood Cliffs.

That blaze, which is just across the Hudson River from Manhattan, reportedly sent smoke over parts of the city.

With Post wires

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