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Woman died in camp in Millbury bushfire on Saturday evening

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Woman died in camp in Millbury bushfire on Saturday evening

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MILLBURY — A small brush fire believed to have started at a camp left a woman dead Saturday evening, authorities said.

The following is from a press release from the fire department:

At approximately 8:20 p.m. Saturday, a Massachusetts State Police trooper responded to a brush fire in the area of ​​the Blackstone River Bikeway near State Route 146 in Millbury.

The woman was in a camp. The officer called the Millbury Fire Department and Police Department and the fire was completely extinguished.

The woman was pronounced dead at the scene. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine the cause and manner of death and is working to identify it.

The origin and cause of the fire are still under investigation. On Saturday evening, the state issued a red flag warning that an outdoor fire could spread quickly and be difficult to extinguish.

The cycle path is open to the public.

Authorities were dealing with bushfires last week.

On Wednesday, firefighters from many central Massachusetts communities battled a fierce brush fire that spread over five acres in a wooded area in Holden, near the Paxton town line. The Sutton Fire Department also dealt with a bushfire in the wooded area off Whitins Road on Wednesday.

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