A large brush fire burned approximately 4 acres of land in Warren Tuesday afternoon. Firefighters said they responded to Long Lane shortly after 1 p.m. for reports of a brush fire.

The recent stretch of dry, breezy weather has put much of Rhode Island in an elevated fire risk, according to fire and emergency officials.

A fire destroyed a home in Warren on Sunday and sparked a brush fire. The fire broke around 2 p.m. when mutual aid crews were dispatched to the blaze, according to the Washington Volunteer Fire ...