PEABODY — A brush fire broke out near Sunset Drive on Friday afternoon.
The fire is believed to have started at the left side of a power line clearing, with plumes of smoke billowing in the air.
As residents and neighbors check out the scene, emergency services, including Peabody Police and Fire Departments, alongside Massachusetts Forest Fire Control are responding to the scene, with water being pumped from Spring Pond to quench the flames.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
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Kelan Flynn is the Item’s Marblehead reporter, joining the Essex Media Group team in April, 2024 and graduated from Suffolk University in 2020 with a Bachelor’s degree in English and concentration in Creative Writing. While in school, he helped make editorial decisions with various literary magazines on campus such as Venture and Salamander, as well as wrote a wide variety of works ranging from nonfiction personal essays to horror and science fiction. When he has spare time, he enjoys going to the movies, watching sports with friends and family, and collecting vinyl records.
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