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The historically large East Mountain Fire is approaching full containment in Northern Berkshire County, but it meant a tense weekend for locals on the fringes of the fire.
It’s taken days of hard work, dozens of agencies, scores of firefighters and almost a thousand acres of burned land for the East Mountain Fire to approach containment. While no structures have been impacted by the flames, area residents like Stephen Murray were faced with daunting choices as the fire expanded from Williamstown east over the weekend.
“Our house is sort of right on the border between North Adams and Williamstown along Massachusetts Avenue, said Murray. It s a parallel road to route two, which goes East-West, and lies right at the base of the Pine Cobble Mountain, which everybody is familiar with who lives around here. It s a really popular hiking spot. And you can actually walk right out my backyard and head right up to the top of mountain from there.”