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

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.

BERLIN (Tribune News Service) — 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, Connecticut officials said Wednesday.

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 firefighter died in a utility task vehicle crash while responding to a brush fire in Berlin, Connecticut on Tuesday.

A firefighter from nearby Wethersfield died on Tuesday while battling a brush fire in Berlin, Connecticut. Connecticut State Police K-9 Nash helps to locate missing man Officials say a utility vehicle rolled over on a steep part of the mountain.