ENFIELD, Conn. Firefighters from Enfield, Suffield and DEEP Division of Forestry worked to put out a fire that started about noon on Kings Island in the middle of the Connecticut River.<\/p>\n
The fire burned about a half-acre, and is under control. The fire appears to have been an abandoned campfire, with an uninhabited tent located nearby.<\/p>\n
Officials said the fire was on public land, The small island is uninhabited. It was formerly owned by Eversource.<\/p>\n
Officials said the fire is difficult to fight since the water is shallow; efforts were being organized from boat ramp on the Enfield side of the Connecticut River.<\/p>\n
There was also a fire on Kings Island last weekend; no word if this is related.<\/p>\n
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