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Friday, April 20, 2012
MA wildfire (under control)
I have deep ties to Massachusetts and I know that they too have had a busy spring wildfire season, just as we have in NJ and environs.
The 30-acre wildfire in the video that I embedded here was in Lee MA (in the western part of state)was contained last night. The fire started when a permitted brush-burn got out of control threatening some electric transmission lines and making nearby residents a tad nervous.
For more information including a short slide show, a map, and more on the fire go read this article from the Berkshire Eagle.
This one wildfire in Lee is probably a drop in the bucket when you consider all the wildfire activity that must of happened in MA and the rest of New England during this very active spring wildfire season.
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