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SALEM, Mass. (AP) — A woman died in an outdoor fire at an
encampment in Millbury on Saturday night and crews on Sunday
were still fighting a large overnight brush fire in Salem as dry
and windy conditions have raised the risk of wildfires in
southern New England.
When state police responded to the small brush fire in Millbury
around 8:20 p.m. on Saturday, a trooper found the woman dead in
the encampment where the fire was thought to have started. The
fire was put out and the cause is under investigation. Police
noted that Massachusetts was under a red flag warning on
Saturday, meaning that any outdoor fire could spread quickly and
be hard to extinguish.
Another fire started on Saturday evening in the woods near a
Walmart store in Salem. Flames were visible and smoke had
engulfed the area. The fire chief estimated that 40 to 60 acres
(about 16 to 24 hectares) of forest had burned, according to
Boston25News. The fire was still active Sunday afternoon, a
dispatcher said.
There were no reports of injuries or evacuations.
A red flag warning was in place for southern New Hampshire on
Sunday, where several brush fires broke out the day before. The
National Weather Service warned that the combination of dryness
and winds gusting up to 35 mph (56 kilometers per hour) was
expected to create critical fire weather conditions leading to
the potential for rapid fire growth in dead and dry vegetation.
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