Crime & Safety
Fire Warning Issued for Thursday
Winds are expected to pick up to at least 30 mph in the afternoon.
The National Weather Service is warning of the potential for brush fires in the area Thursday afternoon and night.
Counties across Eastern and Central Massachusetts and Rhode Island are under the fire warning. Winds are expected to pick up to at least 30 mph in the afternoon.
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The wind coupled with “low relative humidities” will cause the risk of fire, according to the NWS.
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