As dangerously dry hearth situations proceed throughout Massachusetts, firefighters continued to battle a large brush hearth throughout greater than 200 acres in Lynn on Sunday.
“The brush fire in Lynn Woods continued to grow in size last night,” Lynn Hearth Division mentioned in an replace Sunday. … “The years of leaves and underbrush continue to act as fuel for this fire, which is intense due to the continued winds and dry air. As stated previously, the fire is not only running on the ground, but the winds have pushed it up into dry trees that are no longer growing.”
The hearth in Lynn Woods, which was reported Friday, is considered one of many burning brush fires throughout the state as of Sunday night.
The Lynn hearth has unfold over 100s of acres throughout Dungeon Rock and Waycross Rd. in the direction of Jacksons’ Path over the weekend, the division mentioned, and was headed east in the direction of Gannon Golf Course as of Sunday. Lynn Hearth mentioned they have been making efforts to maintain it from buildings alongside Pennybrook Rd. and Glen Ave.
Many Massachusetts counties fell below a Purple Flag Warning once more on Sunday issued by the Nationwide Climate Service, signaling harmful dry, windy situations that permit outside fires to develop quickly. NWS recommends individuals throughout the state chorus from outside burning.
Lynn Hearth mentioned the comb hearth is burning deep, and “rain is the only thing that will completely stop this underground burning” Sunday.
The division additionally instructed individuals trying to help they will drop provides like water bottles and snacks at Broadway Hearth Station.
A brand new two-alarm hearth additionally broke out in Gloucester close to Quarry Avenue early Sunday, native hearth officers reported. Gloucester Hearth mentioned they arrived on scene to search out three acres burning Sunday.
The division mentioned the incident was ongoing and firms actively labored to comprise the blaze via Sunday.
Gloucester Hearth emphasised once more Sunday “outdoor burning is prohibited and that there is an extremely high wildfire risk across the state” and that individuals discovered collaborating in outside burning shall be ticketed.
