NEW YORK-- A brush fire at Inwood Hill Park in Upper Manhattan broke out again overnight ... Along with other parts of the state, the city is under a drought watch due to a weeks-long dry stretch across the region. Less than 3 inches of rain have fallen ...

A brush fire sparked in Inwood Wednesday afternoon, according to officials. The fire broke out in Inwood State Park near Seaman Ave and West 207th Street. The fire was reported at around 2:40 p.m., according to the FDNY.

The blaze in the park, at the northern tip of Manhattan, followed brush fires that burned in Brooklyn, the Bronx and New Jersey over the past week.