Brush fires continue to blaze across the state

By Jillian Jorgensen, Globe Correspondent

Wildfires continued to burn throughout the state today, with 73 blazes measuring a quarter-acre or more, according to the state Bureau of Forest Fire Control.

David Celino, chief fire warden for the bureau, said the blazes have raged this week because of low humidity and lack of rainfall recently.

Higher humidity levels are expected this weekend, with chances of rain Sunday and Monday, he said.

An elderly homeowner in Wendell was critically injured earlier this week when he was overwhelmed by burning brush on his property, Celino said, but there have been no wildfire fatalities.

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