After more than two days of burning, the Berlin brush fire has grown to roughly 65 acres, according to officials on scene Wednesday.

Officials estimate the Berlin brush fire is between 80 and 100 acres in size Thursday as efforts are actively underway to tackle hot spots. There are three helicopters in the air Thursday, actively circling the area to pick up water from Silver Lake and drop it on the “Hawthorne Fire.

For more details see our Privacy Policy Fire officials said the fire was contained to a 125 square mile box as of Wednesday morning. They held a news conference at 10 a.m. on Oct. 23. Caitlin Nuclo, Tracey McCain,

A red flag warning is in effect for all of Connecticut Wednesday as a massive blaze has grown at Lamentation Mountain in Berlin and Meriden.

A large brush fire burning on Lamentation Mountain that resulted in the death of a firefighter now is believed to cover some 125 acres, as dry, windy conditions threaten to overwhelm a containment area first responders had established,