Dry weather is predicted through next Tuesday.
HOLYOKE — Firefighters were working late Tuesday afternoon to extinguish three brush fires in the city caused by a train throwing off sparks along train tracks.
Fire Department Lt. Thomas Paquin said a four-acre area was involved near the Holyoke Community Charter School between Route 5 and Main Street.
Two other smaller areas were involved on the hill leading up to Mount Marie and near the Holyoke Mall, Paquin said.
“The areas are difficult to reach,” he said. He said firefighters were blasting the fires with water, which appeared to be knocking down the flames.
Fire officials throughout Western Massachusetts warned of increased fire danger as dry weather continues and forests have yet to green. Dry and sunny weather is predicted through next Tuesday.
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