Six fire companies responded to the St. Helena Overlook in Castile at Letchworth State Park late Sunday afternoon for a brush fire that consumed about 8 acres in a remote area of the park.
According to the Wyoming County Office of Emergency Services, an electrical transmission line fell to the ground and caused the fire about 5:29p.m. on April 16, 2023.
Crews from Perry, Perry Center, Castile, Pike, Silver Springs and Mt. Morris were on scene for 3 hours to extinguish the fire. Also assisting on scene, NYS Park Police and NYSEG.