NAPANOCH – The forest fire atop Napanoch mountain has grown consuming 130 – 150 acres on Monday, State EnCon Commissioner Basil Seggos said Tuesday;
The fire, believed to have started by a lightning strike igniting the dry forestland.
An additional 60 firefighters were being added to the already 100 fighting the fire in the rough terrain.
Wildfire ops continue at the Naponach fire. Fire grew to ~100 acres yesterday. Strong effort underway by @NYSDEC @NYSDHSES @nyspolice @NYstateparks @UlsterExec and local FDs. New resources inbound from @NationalGuardNY @NYSDOT and @QuebecNewYork firefighters. Vid from last night. pic.twitter.com/lhTzGG32Qb
— Basil Seggos🇺🇸🇺🇦 (@BasilSeggos) August 30, 2022
