Update (3:04 p.m.): Firefighters have mostly stopped pumping water into the area behind Michael's where the fire was burning. Most of the flames appear to be put out, but firefighters are dousing and investigating hot spots in the brush.

Update (2:52 p.m.) Eastbound traffic on Interstate 690 is experiencing delays. Traffic is moving at about 25 mph along I-690 between exits toward Thompson Road and Bridge Street, according to sigalert.com. Those exits are closed as emergency crews fight a brush fire.

Update (2:47 p.m.): Witnesses report a helicopter can be seen carrying water to the fire, and smoke is beginning to dissipate from the area.

Update (2:24 p.m.): Emergency crews are responding to a second reported brush fire in the Baldwinsville area. The Baldwinsville and Lakeside fire departments were dispatched to that fire, near southbound Route 690 and Van Buren Road, around 1:30 p.m., according to the 911 dispatch center.

Update (2:14 p.m.): Officials are advising motorists of delays and closures on eastbound Interstate 690 in Syracuse as a result of the brush fire. The eastbound exit of I-690 to the Thompson Road and Bridge Street exits are closed for up to two hours, according to the DOT.

Syracuse police spokesman Sgt. Gary Bulinski said the highway remains open for now. No Syracuse city streets have been closed as a result of the fire, he said. Motorists are reporting delays on Erie Boulevard East.

About 2,000 National Grid customers in the East Syracuse area who lost power due to the brush fire had power restored by 1:30 p.m., a National Grid spokesperson said.

Update (2:01 p.m.): A brush fire broke out in Syracuse behind the Michael's store at 3133 Erie Blvd East. It has spread between Thompson Road and Bridge Street.

Brooke Merrifield, who was driving to her home in Eastwood, saw the fire in a couple of different spots in the area of Interstate 690. When she arrived home, she could still see smoke.

"My house in Eastwood, about 5 miles away, was and still is snowing black ash all over," she said.

An Eastwood resident shared a photograph of ash that fell near at her home at the same time a large brush fire burned behind Erie Boulevard between Thompson Road and Bridge Street.

Update (1:45 p.m.): More than 1,000 National Grid customers are without power near the scene of the fire, according to the company's power outage map.

DEWITT, N.Y. -- A brush fire was reported near Erie Boulevard around 1:10 p.m. Wednesday.

Traffic cameras along Interstate 690 between Midler Avenue and Thompson Road captured smoke billowing from the fire. Smoke can be seen from downtown Syracuse.

The fire is reported to be near the Simon Drive Lowe's, according to the Onondaga County 911 Dispatch Center. The Syracuse Fire Department and Syracuse police are on the scene, according to 911. Other area fire departments are also being dispatched to the fire.

Check back for updates on this developing story.

Jolene Almendarez contributed to this report.

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