Five brush fires were contained quickly Thursday in the woods of both Tilton and Northfield, closing portions of Interstate 93 for a period of time. Crews are expected to monitor hotspots in the coming days.

A car also plunged into the woods along the northbound lane of I-93 Thursday afternoon, in what appears to be a single-vehicle accident.

According to Tilton-Northfield Deputy Fire Chief Sean Valovanie, his department received reports of a brush fire at 12:45 p.m. The 911 caller said the fire was along the highway at mile marker 55.2. He called for assistance at 12:53 p.m., bringing in departments from Belmont, Franklin and Sanbornton.

Valovanie said once they found one fire, it became clear there were others along the highway, so they worked on knocking them down in succession.

“We

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