Live updates: Brush fires burn across Mass.

Multiple brush fires clouded the skies of Eastern Massachusetts with smoke early this week, as officials warned residents to be careful.

On Saturday night, crews battled a fire in Salem, and a woman was found dead at the scene of a small brush fire in Millbury. By Monday morning, residents were smelling smoke from fires all across Eastern Massachusetts. Experts said that “very dry conditions and gusty northwest winds” would cause flames to spread quickly. All of southern New England was placed under a red flag warning, which alerts firefighters and the public when there are unfavorable conditions that could lead to “dangerous wildfire growth.”

Follow below for regular updates on the situation.

According to the National Weather Service, small fires have broken out all over Massachusetts during the past few days, and the largest consumed more than 100 acres in Salem.

Officials said early Monday morning that smoke was being “trapped” near the ground, but could disperse later in the day. At around 1 p.m. Monday afternoon, Accuweather’s smoke map showed wildfire smoke over Middleton, North Reading, and Lynnfield. Another concentration of smoke was seen above Salem, Swampscott, and near Nahant.

A detailed look at where there have been fires can be found through an online interactive map published by the National Interagency Fire Center. As of Monday afternoon, it showed more than 50 recent and ongoing fires. Many were concentrated in the southeastern part of the state and along I-90 from Worcester to Springfield.