Dozens of firefighters spent hours battling a massive brush fire that broke out within Joint Base Cape Cod.

 

The Massachusetts Army National Guard told 12 News the brush fire started as a planned controlled burn at Camp Edwards Thursday afternoon.

 

The flames wound up migrating outside of Camp Edwards, prompting the Massachusetts Army National Guard to request assistance from surrounding fire departments.

 

The Bourne Fire Department alerted residents on social media that smoke from the brush fire was drifting into town and may be visible or detectable.

 

“Please do not call 911 or the business phone line to report smoke odor or haze,” the fire department wrote. “We ask that the public only call 911 if you see visible flames or signs of an active fire in your immediate area.”

 

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