ASSOCIATED PRESS • May 10, 2022
Crews on Tuesday were battling an estimated 45-acre brush fire in New Hampshire’s White Mountain National Forest and said it might have been caused by a person who started the fire for warmth or cooking. The fire is west of the Leadmine State Forest in steep, mountainous terrain and burned across part of the Appalachian Trail. Crews from New Hampshire and Maine and local fire departments are helping to battle it.