A fire on the roof of a 44-story luxury apartment building sent plumes of dark smoke into the New York City skyline.

The FDNY responded to a brush fire in Inwood Hill Park, Manhattan, that began around 3 p.m. The fire spread rapidly, sending smoke over Manhattan toward the George Washington Bridge.

A large brush fire broke out in Upper Manhattan as the Tri-State deals with the increased threat of fires amid drought conditions, dry air and strong winds.Winds blowing from the north are pushing the smoke down to the Cloisters and the George Washington Bridge.