Major fire at Breakneck Ridge and vicinity Monday afternoon

Wow. You have to hit the link to see all the photos and video. The picture below was taken at 9:30 in the evening from the other side of the Hudson. Thanks Karen for sending this. Very sad.

A series of brush fires that began along the shoreline of the Hudson River near Breakneck Ridge on Monday afternoon (March 9) by nightfall had jumped over Route 9D and were making their way up the mountain toward Lake Valhalla. The highway between Cold Spring and Dutchess Junction was closed for hours as first responders battled the flames, including with helicopters that dropped water taken from the river. An estimated 150 acres were burned and, by one report, 11 cars were destroyed. There have been no reported injuries to hikers. A pile-up involving at least seven cars was also reported on Route 9D.