Emil Breitenbach Jr

The Riverhead Fire Department was called to the scene of a dumpster fire at KFC Friday afternoon.

Riverhead firefighters quickly extinguished the flames. It was the third dumpster fire in Riverhead this week. Firefighters were called on Friday Aug. 24 to a dumpster fire at the Fairfield apartment complex on Roanoke Avenue just north of Route 58. See Story. They were also called on Monday Aug. 27 to a dumpster fire behind Best Buy on Route 58. See story.

The cause of the fire is unknown, Riverhead Fire Department Chief Tony White said. "It could have been anything, even a lit cigarette."

No buildings were evacuated, according to White.

Riverhead Fire Department responded to the call shortly before 4 p.m.

The Riverhead Fire Department quickly extinguished a brush fire on Peconic Bay Boulevard early Thursday afternoon.

The brush fire was located about 50 feet off the south side of Peconic Bay Boulevard between Jacobs Place and White's Lane and was "burning pretty good," Second Assistant Chief Kevin Brooks said.

The fire was about 100 feet by 100 feet, according to Riverhead Fire Department Chief Tony White.

The cause of the fire is unknown, Brooks said.

The fire occurred at about 1:45 p.m.