Heavy smoke was visible Friday from a brush fire burning in Smithfield.
The warm, dry weather in Southern New England was a welcome sight for many, but these mild temperatures came at a price.
No one was injured, but crews said the fire came close to homes before firefighters were able to contain it. "Because the drought conditions and the gusty winds, the fire was rapidly spreading," Cranston Battalion ChiefSo far this year, 45 have been reported to the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management.
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