The city Office of Emergency Management says thick black smoke seen in the skies above the city today is coming from a brush fire in New Jersey.
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WNBC reported that there were two separate brush fires in the region: One in Secaucus and one in Kearny.
The Kearny fire – located off Harrison Avenue near I-280 and the New Jersey Turnpike – may have restarted and gone to a third alarm around 12:45 p.m., NJ.com stated. New Jersey Transit said Midtown Direct trains are being diverted to Hoboken beginning with train 6640.
PATH, a commuter train service connecting Newark, Hoboken and Jersey City with New York City, is honoring NJ Transit tickets.
The National Weather Service issued a “red flag” warning along parts of the Northeast because of conditions increasing fire risk.
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If you are headed north on Amtrak, be sure to check before you head to the station: Some train service has been suspended because of a brush fire outside of Newark.
