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.

After more than two days of burning, the Berlin brush fire has grown to roughly 125 acres in size, according to officials Wednesday. They plan to drop water on the fire using helicopters Wednesday afternoon.

After more than two days of burning, the Berlin brush fire has grown to roughly 125 acres in size, according to officials on scene Wednesday. When it first started Monday evening, officials estimated it was roughly 10 to 15 acres.

Since Saturday, Connecticut has seen seven brush fires, including a massive blaze that resulted in the death of a firefighter in Berlin.

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

BERLIN, Conn. (WWLP) – A firefighter from nearby Wethersfield died on Tuesday while battling a brush fire in Berlin, Connecticut. Officials say a utility vehicle rolled over on a steep part of the mountain. Robert Sharkevich, 66, died in the crash. He was a retired Hartford Firefighter.