Gov. Ned Lamont directed U.S. and state flags lowered to half-staff in honor of a firefighter killed the line of duty while responding to a brush fire in Berlin.

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

Wethersfield firefighter Robert Sharkevich Sr. was killed Tuesday after a utility vehicle rolled over on him while battling a brush fire in Berlin and Meriden.

A brush fire that broke out Monday evening has grown as it continues into Tuesday, according to emergency officials.

A large brush fire on a mountain in Berlin continued to burn on Wednesday. The fire on Lamentation Mountain started on Monday and led to the death of a Wethersfield firefighter on Tuesday. The fire burned about 90 acres of land as of Wednesday morning.

A Wethersfield firefighter died after a utility vehicle rollover crash in the woods of Meriden Tuesday, according to Berlin Fire Chief John Massirio. Meriden police identified the Wethersfield firefighter as 66-year-old Robert Sharkevich Sr.

A brush fire broke out on Monday evening in Berlin and has remained active into early Tuesday morning. Officials with the Berlin Fire Department said the fire broke out on Lamentation Mountain at around 5:45 p.