Firefighter Suffers Minor Injuries after Middlesex School Brush Fire

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CONCORD, MA—Concord Firefighters have battled two fires at the Middlesex School this week, the second causing minor injuries to a firefighter. 

Concord Fire Department Capt. Brian Whitney told Patch that the fire which occurred Wednesday covered approximately 1.9 acres, and that one firefighter had suffered a minor thumb injury and was transported to Emerson Hospital. Firefighters had responded to a brush fire at the Middlesex School at approximately 2:30 p.m.

Whitney also told Patch that the cause of the fires is still unclear, but that Wednesday's fire may have been caused by residual effects from Monday's fire. However, the cause of Monday's fire is still unknown.

"Those are extremely difficult to figure out," Whitney told Patch."There were no signs that pointed to anything obvious."

Whitney added that both fires occurred in the wooded area behind the playing fields, and that the fires were not near any school buildings.