A large brush fire in an Essex County swamp took firefighters from surrounding towns hours to extinguish on Wednesday.

Firefighters from eight North Shore communities were called in midafternoon Wednesday to fight a large brush fire.

Northeast Massachusetts Emergency Alerts reported Wednesday a brush fire in Wenham on the rail trail near 233 Topsfield Road.

A large brush fire in an Essex County swamp took firefighters from surrounding towns hours to extinguish on Wednesday. Wenham Fire Chief Stephen B. Kavanagh says the fire was first reported just ...