The New York City Fire Department said it responded to a brush fire in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park on Friday. The agency encouraged nearby residents to close windows and doors until the smoke levels lessened.

On Friday night, flames could be seen piercing through trees in the 526-acre New York City park in the middle of the borough.

FDNY crews in Brooklyn's Prospect Park were monitoring for hot spots after putting out a brush fire that consumed approximately two acres.

Firefighters managed to contain a large brush fire in Brooklyn's Prospect Park Friday night, officials with the New York City Fire Department said. Four engine companies will remain on the scene overnight to make sure the fire remains contained and does not re-ignite.

A brush fire broke out Friday night in Prospect Park, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, amid a drought that has been plaguing the northeastern U.S. for weeks.

Firefighters responded to a brush fire in Brooklyn's Prospect Park on Friday evening. According to fire officials, a passerby who was walking through the park just before 7 p.m. Friday called 911 to report smoke.

A large brush fire broke out at Prospect Park in Brooklyn Friday night. A passerby first spotted the fire around 6:40 p.m., according to the FDNY. Two acres of the park were on fire at one point. Citizen App video showed a wooded area of the park up in flames.