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In Berlin, crews are warning a brush fire on Lamentation Mountain could take days to put out as dry weather continues to affect Connecticut.

A brush fire that began on Lamentation Mountain in Berlin has spread to about 80 acres, including into Meriden, authorities said, and left one firefighter dead.

Robert Sharkevich Sr. died in an UTV crash while responded to a brush fire on Lamentation Mountain in Connecticut on Tuesday evening, officials say.

A Wethersfield firefighter has died on Tuesday after a UTV rolled over near the scene of a large brush fire on Lamentation Mountain in Berlin. The accident was reported at 5:35 p.m. at the south end of the fire.