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, 100-plus acre 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 but has since grown to about 120 acres. Fire officials said it is burning along the borders of Boxford, North Andover and…

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.

A massive bonfire has been set up on the beach in Hull, Massachusetts, but it won’t be lit on fire, an annual Thanksgiving tradition, because of safety concerns amid the state’s serious brush fire danger. 

Brace yourself! We’re tracking another cold start Thursday, but some warmer weather is on the way soon. We’re starting the day with temperatures in the 20s and 30s in Greater Boston. It’s sweater weather indeed!   As we move through the afternoon, high temperatures will rise into the mid 40s under mostly sunny skies. The day will be breezy at...

Three people were displaced by a Marshfield house fire, and crews put out a small brush fire in the backyard.

Firefighters rushed to extinguish fast-spreading flames when fire broke out at a home in Marshfield, Massachusetts, Wednesday, preventing a larger brush fire from starting. “This morning when it started, the entire area was engulfed in black smoke. You didn’t know what was what! I thought I heard an explosion but I couldn’t be sure. It could’ve been anything,” witness...

The drought and brush fire danger remain, but frigid days are ahead.

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With a record number of brush fires burning in Massachusetts, Gov. Maura Healey pleaded with the public to do whatever they could to prevent more from breaking out. Hear from her and get a closer look at the weather pattern driving the fires.