MANSFIELD – Two Mansfield firefighters were injured Friday afternoon when a large branch fell on them during a brush fire at an industrial park.
Firefighters were called to 20 Cabot Blvd. around 2 p.m. and found the entire wooded area between the street and the building on fire.
While they were working to control the fire, a large dead branch fell from about 30 feet, injuring the two firefighters, the department said. They were taken to Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton.
Firefighters in stable condition
One firefighter suffered injuries, including a facial fracture, and was transported to Boston Medical Center for further evaluation. The other firefighter suffered minor injuries to his shoulder and was released from the hospital.
“Both firefighters are in stable condition and we are grateful for their resilience and commitment to ensuring the safety of our community,” the Mansfield Fire Department said.
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It is unclear how the fire started. Fire officials said Friday was a busy day for wildfires locally and across the state. Hundreds of acres in Massachusetts have burned brush burning in the past week.
Red flag warning
A Red Flag Warning was issued by the National Weather Service on Friday afternoon and will be in effect until 6:00 PM on Saturday, November 9.
The NWS said the warning means that “critical fire conditions are occurring now or will occur soon. Any fires that break out can spread quickly and become difficult to extinguish.”
All of Massachusetts east of the Berkshires, northern Connecticut and all of Rhode Island are under the Red Flag Warning.
