Gov. Ned Lamont announced a state of emergency due to dry weather conditions and the threat of additional fires.

As multiple agencies respond to brush fires across Connecticut on Saturday morning, emergency crews are still battling a six-day brush fire in Berlin. Firefighters also responded to a brush fire on Ayers Mountain, where access was challenging as firefighters could only get to the area on foot.

Firefighters continue to battle wildfires across Connecticut as a state of emergency has been declared due to extreme dry weather conditions. The Hawthorne Fire, on Lamentation Mountain in Berlin, has spread and is now estimated around 107 acres.

Firefighters continue to work around the clock to battle the Hawthorne Fire, the brush fire that started in Berlin on Monday night, for a fifth day and a state of emergency has been declared due to critical fire weather conditions.