MIDDLETON – A red flag warning was issued in Massachusetts on Friday after brush fires continued to burn through the state. The warning, issued by the National Weather Service, includes all of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island from 6 a.m. until 7 p.m.
At least 100 fires have burned through 424 acres across the state since Saturday, according to the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR).
Middleton brush fires
In Middleton, a fire had burned 188 acres and was 70-percent contained. People there woke up to the heavy smell of smoke Friday morning due to the dry conditions and high winds.
“The smoke has been constant coming out of the woods,” resident Andrew Leclerc told WBZ-TV. “It’s been smoky, very very smoky.”…