DERRY, N.H. (WHDH) - Crews responded to brush fires in Derry and Windham, N.H., Wednesday afternoon, according to the Derry Fire Department.
At around 12:59 p.m., firefighters were dispatched to the Fordway Extension off of I-93 in Derry for multiple 911 calls reporting a brush fire, the department said in a statement.
The fire escalated to three alarms, firefighters said. SKY7-HD spotted a scorched area of land next to the highway.
Crews then were called to another brush fire on I-93 in nearby Windham, which ended up as a one-alarm blaze, according to fire officials.
The Fordham Extension fire was declared under control by 2:45 p.m., while the Windham I-93 fire was declared under control at 3:09 p.m.
One firefighter suffered a minor injury, but was able to “immediately return to work,” fire officials said.
The fires remain under investigation, officials said.
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