Manorville Fire Map 2012 Expanded in Suffolk County, Long Island Evacuations Underway

LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – The Manorville Fire 2012 evacuation map for Suffolk County was issued by Long Island fire officials moments ago. The Long Island brush fires and specifically the Manorville Brush fire are expanding today April 9, 2012. While some news reports are differentiating each Suffolk County fire individually today, Suffolk Fire officials are referencing it as one effort.
At 5 pm local time today, one report noted a fire at Brookhaven National Laboratory and another near Ridge. Another in turn reported three separate fires at Ridge, Manorville and Riverhead. But nine minutes ago, Suffolk County Fire Rescue and Emergency Services issued the following fire evacuation map HERE to local news and residents for the Manorville Brush Fire.
Officials told news that “The Riverhead Police Department has ordered a mandatory evacuation of the below area pictured above. The Red Cross has opened a Shelter at Riverhead Senior Center 60 Shade Tree Lane” SCF told news.
NYAlert.Org and the NY State Department of Transportation issued a news statement at late today about road closures. The statement read “NY 25 EW from C.R. 46 to Wading River Road, brush fire, all lanes closed at 5:32 PM for est 6 hours, Suff. Co,NY.”
Officials at the Brookhaven National Lab Property report that no structures were damaged after the fire erupted. The blaze commenced at roughly 2:30 pm today; the cause of the fire remains under investigation. The Laboratory’s Sewage Treatment Plant is under evacuations.
Sections of Calverton are under mandatory evacuation. Residents are being routed to the Red Cross shelter at 200 Howell Avenue, officials tell news. Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone tells new that this is the worse fire in the region since 1990s.
A red flag warning remains in place tonight by the National Weather Service. For updates on the fire click HERE. For more about road closures, click HERE. And for the fire evacuation map, click HERE.














