MILLBURY, Mass. – An investigation is underway in Massachusetts after a woman died during an outdoor fire over the weekend amid the ongoing elevated wildfire threat across the Northeast.
Authorities in Millbury responded to a small brush fire on Saturday night. Massachusetts state troopers found the victim next to an encampment, where the fire likely started. The Millbury Fire Department responded and extinguished the fire, which happened when parts of the state were under a Fire Weather Warning. According to the state fire marshal, both the death and the cause of the fire are under investigation.
On Sunday, another brush fire broke out in Middleton, about 30 minutes outside of Boston. The Middleton Fire Department said the fire was burning near powerlines and estimated the firefight would “likely be a multi-day event.”…