Firefighters on the North Shore are continuing to battle a brush fire that has grown to 130 acres.The fire sparked Saturday evening in Salem near Spring Pond, which is near Highland Avenue, according to Salem Fire Department Chief Alan Dionne. Air National Guard helicopters will continue water drops Monday to try to douse the fire, which has been burning in Salem and Lynn, Massachusetts. Dionne said dry and windy conditions fanned the fast-moving fire."We're anticipating the same conditions (Monday), possibly a little bit of wind change. We are not too sure about that. We will wait and see what happens, and we will have assets here and teams ready to go," Dionne said.Neighbors credit crews with keeping the flames away from their homes. "They literally saved these two houses. If the fire had gotten out of control, there are woods all behind these houses and behind mine, it could have taken the whole neighborhood down," one resident said.Officials said no structures have been destroyed, and no evacuation orders were issued. The odor from the fire is traveling dozens of miles from the origin. Police in Needham alerted residents about the smell."With the large amount of brush fires engulfing the North Shore, the odor of smoke is traveling down to our area," Needham police posted on Facebook. "We do not want you to be alarmed. If you believe the odor is NOT related to those brush fires, please call 911 and the appropriate resources will be dispatched!"Dionne said it's too soon to know what caused the fire.

Firefighters on the North Shore are continuing to battle a brush fire that has grown to 130 acres.

The fire sparked Saturday evening in Salem near Spring Pond, which is near Highland Avenue, according to Salem Fire Department Chief Alan Dionne.

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Air National Guard helicopters will continue water drops Monday to try to douse the fire, which has been burning in Salem and Lynn, Massachusetts.

Dionne said dry and windy conditions fanned the fast-moving fire.

"We're anticipating the same conditions (Monday), possibly a little bit of wind change. We are not too sure about that. We will wait and see what happens, and we will have assets here and teams ready to go," Dionne said.

Neighbors credit crews with keeping the flames away from their homes.

"They literally saved these two houses. If the fire had gotten out of control, there are woods all behind these houses and behind mine, it could have taken the whole neighborhood down," one resident said.

Officials said no structures have been destroyed, and no evacuation orders were issued.

The odor from the fire is traveling dozens of miles from the origin. Police in Needham alerted residents about the smell.

"With the large amount of brush fires engulfing the North Shore, the odor of smoke is traveling down to our area," Needham police posted on Facebook. "We do not want you to be alarmed. If you believe the odor is NOT related to those brush fires, please call 911 and the appropriate resources will be dispatched!"

Dionne said it's too soon to know what caused the fire.