Meanwhile, back where I grew up... Massachusetts brush fires scorch nearly 400 acres of land
"This is sort of crazy ... you think like #California ... you would never think this here in #Massachusetts."
Story by Sera Congi and Brianna Borghi
October 29, 2024
"On Monday, firefighters in several Massachusetts communities continued battling #BrushFires that have scorched nearly 400 acres of land.
"A fire sparked Saturday evening in Salem near Spring Pond, which is near Highland Avenue, and burned 130 acres, said Alan Dionne, chief of the Salem Fire Department.
"Air National Guard helicopters continued water drops Monday to try to douse the fire, which has been burning in Salem and Lynn, Massachusetts.
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"Crews in [nearby] Middleton, Massachusetts, also worked to contain a brush fire that started Sunday morning and burned about 250 acres."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/brush-fires-in-mass-scorch-nearly-400-acres-of-land/ar-AA1t3vy1