A large brush fire in an Essex County swamp took firefighters from surrounding towns hours to extinguish on Wednesday.

LYNN - Massachusetts is under a red flag warning ... has been getting even smokier due to weather conditions, fire officials said. Boxford State Forest fire (North Andover) - 128 acres The Old ...

Boxford Fire Chief Brian Geiger said his department responded at about 2:30 p.m. to the series of small, mostly grass fires along the breakdown lane between Endicott Street and Route 97.

Boxford, Topsfield, Essex, Manchester-by-the-Sea and Middleton Fire Departments as well as the Massachusetts Department of Forestry all assisting. After 6 hours, the fire was finally extinguished ...