MILTON – Hillside Street in the Blue Hills Reservation is closed until further notice as fire crews continue to work on extinguishing brush fires that first broke out Monday across 40 acres of the 7,000-acre property managed by the state's Department of Conservation and Recreation.

A new brush fire has developed in the Blue Hills State Reservation, sending smoke into surrounding Massachusetts communities.

A large brush fire broke out Monday at Blue Hills Reservation in Milton as dry conditions continue to affect Massachusetts. The Milton Fire Department said it had been fighting a fire near Houghton’s Pond since around 2 p.