纽约州伦斯勒县野火10月26日晚扩至198英亩 已五成受控无房屋受威胁
美国纽约州伦斯勒县（Rensselaer County）柏林镇（Berlin）一带野火截至10月26日晚已扩至约198英亩，约五成受控，火势还蔓延至马萨诸塞州西北部。纽约州与伦斯勒县官员表示，野火烟雾轻微，目前没有房屋受到威胁。
这场野火10月25日周日上午由当地居民发现，起初仅约1.5英亩。此后，来自纽约州、马萨诸塞州及邻近佛蒙特州的数十名消防员持续扑救，纽约州两架直升机参与空中洒水。消防队伍需沿小径行进1.5英里、再徒步1英里进入林地才能抵达火场。
纽约州环境保护厅护林员中尉埃里克·斯特拉顿（Eric Stratton）表示，当前最大挑战是地形极其困难、进出火场不便，队伍正全力加固和开辟控制线、在条件允许时直接扑打火头。他指出，近期无降雨加上落叶堆积，林地正以落叶层为燃料燃烧；官员同时呼吁公众避开2号州道以南的塔科尼克 crest 步道。
Wildfire in New York's Rensselaer County Grows to 198 Acres by October 26 Evening, 50 Percent Contained, No Homes Threatened
A wildfire in the Town of Berlin in Rensselaer County, New York, had grown to roughly 198 acres as of the evening of October 26, with flames reaching up to two feet, and was 50 percent contained, New York State and county officials said. The fire has also spread into northwestern Massachusetts. Smoke from the fire is minimal, and no homes are at risk.
The fire, originally covering about 1.5 acres, was discovered by residents on Sunday morning, October 25. Since then, dozens of firefighters from New York, Massachusetts and nearby Vermont have been working to control the blaze with the help of water drops from two New York State helicopters. To reach the fire, crews travel a mile and a half down a trail and then hike another mile into the woods.
"The biggest challenges that we're facing right now is just the extremely difficult terrain and the difficult access into the fire," said Forest Ranger Lt. Eric Stratton of the state Department of Environmental Conservation, adding that crews are reinforcing and constructing control lines and going direct on the fire whenever they can. Stratton noted the area has had no rain lately and the fire is burning in leaf litter. Officials are also asking the public to avoid the Taconic Crest Trail south of State Highway 2.
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