FDNY: Brush fire near Costco brought under control

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Mira Wassef | mwassef@siadvance.comBy Mira Wassef | mwassef@siadvance.com 
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on March 22, 2016 at 5:13 PM, updated March 22, 2016 at 6:48 PM
--Update: This fire was brought under control at 6:09 p.m. No injuries were reported.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- More than 100 firefighters are battling a large brush fire  near Costco Tuesday afternoon, according to an FDNY spokesman. 
The emergency call came in a 4:40 p.m. for a fire near Arthur Kill Road and Richmond Avenue, the spokesman said. It was elevated to a 2-alarm fire at 5:12 p.m.
There are no reported injuries.
Twenty-five units and 106 firefighters are working to contain the blaze.
Thick, black smoke is billowing from the blaze and is visible at Costco, which is nearby, according to one motorist in the area. 
The smell of smoke is hanging in the air, the motorist said.
Emergency vehicles are on scene and are blocking traffic on Richmond Avenue and Platinum Avenue.
The National Weather Service issued a brush fire warning Tuesday due to the gusty winds.
  
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