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<p>The lack of rain has heightened chances of fires starting.</p>

The lack of rain has heightened chances of fires starting.

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<p>NewsdayTV&#39;s Virginia Huie and NewsdayTV&nbsp;meteorologist Rich Von Ohlen discuss the brush fires that burned&nbsp;along Sunrise Highway and the damage they caused.</p>


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