Brush fires create smoky conditions in parts of eastern Massachusetts

BOSTON, Massachusetts: Firefighters in parts of eastern Massachusetts worked to extinguish several brush fires that woke up residents this week.

The National Weather Service said on the social platform X that smoke was trapped near the ground during the morning due to a "surface inversion," which traps cooler air below warmer air. By later in the day, the smoke had largely dispersed.

The state Department