INWOOD, Manhattan — The FDNY is battling a wildfire that broke out in Inwood Hill Park in Manhattan on Wednesday afternoon.

Two fires reportedly started around 3 p.m. and quickly spread through a large brush pile, sending a blanket of smoke across Manhattan toward the George Washington Bridge.

The fire at Seamon Avenue and West 207th Street was brought under control, but a second fire, located at West 218th Street and Indian Road, is still active.

FDNY officials say they deployed drones, Marine units and Brush Fire units to control the fire.

Eyewitness News spoke with park visitors who said the first thing they noticed was choking smoke.

“I’ve lived here for 40 years and this is something I’ve never seen in Inwood Hill Park,” said one resident. “And twenty minutes ago I said to my wife, ‘It stinks in our apartment, what the hell is going on?’ So I go to see what it is, and I come, and I look, and this is shocking, it makes me cry. I’ve never seen anything like it, it’s so sad.

Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine posted a video of the flames on social media.

Mayor Eric Adams advised New Yorkers to close windows and turn on air purifiers and avoid traveling in the area.

On Wednesday morning, firefighters in New York said they had battled nearly 230 fires in the city since October 29.

The fire in Upper Manhattan comes as crews have been battling the Jennings Creek wildfire on the New York-New Jersey border for days.

Few other details have been released.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

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