UPDATED: Acres Burn In Major Inwood Hill Park Fire, FDNY Confirms

INWOOD, NY – Two brush fires erupted in Inwood Hill Park on Wednesday.

The first, near Seaman Avenue and West 207th Street, was reported at about 2:40 p.m. and was under control at 4:07 p.m., an FDNY spokesperson confirmed.

A second fire in the park was reported at around 3:05 p.m. on Wednesday, near West 218th Street, according to officials.

The "large" brush fire of approximately 3.5-4 acres was under control as of 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, an FDNY spokesperson confirmed, with approximately 140 fire & EMS personnel on scene. Brush fire apparatus units, drones, and a marine unit are all being utilized, authorities said, and operations were ongoing as of early Thursday morning.

There are no reports of injuries at this time. The cause of each fire remains under investigation.

'Exactly What We Expect To See'

"This is gonna be a long operation, we've been here for awhile, we'll be here all night and into tomorrow morning," said FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker at a press conference on Wednesday night.

"We've had many challenges here, due to the terrain and the elevation," explained FDNY Chief of Operations Kevin Woods. "We've had water issues as well – obviously there aren't fire hydrants in the middle of the forest – so we had to draft from the Harlem River and stretch those lines approximately 150 feet or more up a hill to extinguish multiple fires."

A record number of brush fires – 229, excluding these new fires – have ignited throughout the city in recent weeks, with 24 recorded in Manhattan alone.

"This is exactly what we expect to see when it's been as historically dry as it's been, Commissioner Tucker said.

Video of Wednesday night's press conference is below.

This story was last updated at 9:15 a.m. on Thursday. Patch will continue to provide updates as more information becomes available.