Fire on Adirondack mountain declared ‘contained’

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LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. (AP) — State forest rangers have declared a forest fire on a small Adirondack mountain “contained,” although they plan to continue efforts to fully extinguish it.

The fire, visible from the Adirondack Northway between exits 20 and 21, burned about two acres on French Mountain near Lake George. It was first spotted Wednesday afternoon and was considered contained by late Thursday.

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