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.

A Connecticut firefighter lost his life in the line of duty on Tuesday while responding to a growing brush fire, officials say. Robert Sharkevich Sr., a member of the Wethersfield Volunteer Fire Department,