Middleton, Mass. — In Middleton firefighters hope small, controlled burns will finally stop the spread of stubborn brush fires that have already consumed nearly 200 acres of woods in less than a week.
Authorities said, on Friday, winds were too strong to conduct widespread controlled burns, so they are creating smaller burns in smaller areas, to try to contain the brush fires to the woods, not to neighborhoods.
“The whole thing is surreal, you don’t expect to see smoke. You don’t want to see smoke,” said homeowner Jimmy Ortins…