North Shore firefighters continue to battle a wildfire that has reached 130 acres. The fire broke out Saturday evening in Salem near Spring Pond, near Highland Avenue, according to Salem Fire Department Chief Alan Dionne. Air National Guard helicopters will continue dropping water on Monday to try to extinguish the fire in Salem and Lynn, Massachusetts. Dry and windy conditions fueled the fast-moving fire, Dionne said. “We will have assets here and teams ready to go,” Dionne said. Neighbors credit crews with keeping the flames away from their homes. “They literally saved these two houses,” one resident said. “If the fire had gotten out of control, and there had been brush behind these two houses and behind my house, it could have destroyed the entire neighborhood.” Officials said no buildings were destroyed. No evacuation orders were issued. The smell of fire travels dozens of miles from the origin. Police in Needham alerted residents about the smell. “As a large amount of wildfires sweep through the North Shore, the smell of smoke is moving into our area,” Needham Police said on Facebook. “We don’t want you to be alarmed. If you believe the smell is unrelated to a wildfire, please call 911 and the appropriate resources will be dispatched!” Dionne said it is too early to know what caused the fire.
Salem, Massachusetts –
North Shore firefighters continue to battle a wildfire that has reached 130 acres.
The fire broke out Saturday evening in Salem near Spring Pond, which is off Highland Avenue, according to Salem Fire Department Chief Alan Dionne.
Air National Guard helicopters will continue dropping water on Monday to try to extinguish the fire in Salem and Lynn, Massachusetts.
Dry and windy conditions fanned the fast-moving fire, Dionne said.
“We expect the same conditions (Monday), and maybe a little change in the wind. We’re not sure about that. We’ll wait and see what happens, and we’ll have assets here and teams ready to go,” Dion said. He said.
Neighbors credit crews with keeping the flames away from their homes.
“They literally saved these two houses,” one resident said. “If the fire had gotten out of control, and there had been brush behind these two houses and behind my house, it could have destroyed the entire neighborhood.”
Officials said no buildings were destroyed and no evacuation orders were issued.
The smell of fire travels dozens of miles from the origin. Police in Needham alerted residents to the smell.
“As a large amount of wildfires sweep through the North Shore, the smell of smoke is spreading to our area,” Needham Police posted on Facebook. “We don’t want you to be alarmed. If you believe the smell is unrelated to a wildfire, please call 911 and the appropriate resources will be dispatched!”
Dionne said it was too early to know what caused the fire.
