Nearly all of Massachusetts is in a critical drought — one step away from an emergency — after months with little rainfall, the state announced Tuesday. The drought has led to brush fires erupting all over the state, including within sight of Boston on Tuesday, where a blaze in the popular Blue Hills Reservation had consumed 41 acres and was…

Several new brush fires have cropped up around New England in the past day.

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With dry conditions set to persist in Massachusetts on Tuesday, fire crews are battling stubborn brush fires that continue to crop up around the state. One of those fires is at the Blue Hills Reservation in Milton, where two task forces are expected to be deployed to Tuesday. The brush fire has already consumed 41 acres. At last check, 50%…

A brush fire broke out Monday at the Blue Hills Reservation.

A large brush fire broke out Monday at Blue Hills Reservation in Milton as dry conditions continue to affect Massachusetts. The Milton Fire Department said it had been fighting a fire near Houghton’s Pond since around 2 p.m. As of 5 p.m., the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation said the fire was about 41 acres, but active, with wind…

We’re tracking rain in the Greater Boston area this week! Southern New England has been plagued with weeks of dry conditions leading to frequent brush fires.

A 72-year-old man has been charged with setting multiple brush fires in Attleborough, Massachusetts. And a new, unrelated wildfire was reported in another part of the state overnight.

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A large brush fire popped up Sunday and is continuing to burn in Boxford State Forest in northern Massachusetts. The fire was initially about a 25-acre fire when it was first reported around 10 p.m. Sunday, growing to about 220 acres as of 5 p.m. Monday, according to the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. Fire officials said it is…

A 72-year-old man has been charged with intentionally setting a series of brush fires in Attleborough, Massachusetts, over the past week, police announced Monday. Attleborough police said Gerard Genest, of South Attleborough, was taken into custody without incident on Saturday evening during a traffic stop based on a warrant charging him with setting multiple brush fires. He is believed to…

The Franklin Fire Department shared a video to social media around 4 a.m., saying that crews were out in the area of Populatic Street battling the flames, alongside mutual aid from several nearby towns including Medway, Bellingham, Norfolk and Plainville.