About 100 firefighters were called to put out a two-acre brush fire in a heavily wooded section of Prospect Park in Brooklyn on Friday night, prompting officials to warn residents to stay away as they used drones to identify hot spots.

A 2-acre brush fire broke out in Prospect Park on Friday night amid a lengthy drought and windy conditions that have led to red flag warnings for nearly the entire tri-state area.

Firefighters battled a two-alarm blaze in Prospect Park late Friday, as the city remains under a drought watch. The New York City Fire Department received a call at around 6:40pm about a brush fire on Nov. 8, according to a FDNY spokesperson.

A brush fire ignited in Prospect Park Friday evening, amid an ongoing drought across the city. Fanned by strong winds, the fire rose to two alarms as the blaze spread across a 2-acre swath of the wooded area of the Nethermead near the center of the park around 6:40 p.

The blaze scorched at least two acres of the park, causing damage that could take years to restore. CBS News New York's Jenna DeAngelis reports.