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.

Fire officials said hot ash from an abandoned campfire is likely what sparked a massive brush fire that started in Berlin on Monday night. Firefighters continue to work around the clock to battle the Hawthorne Fire for a fifth day.

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

Connecticut was placed under a state of emergency on Friday due to what is being considered “critical fire weather conditions.” “Over the last two months, Connecticut has experienced severely dry conditions and lack of rain,

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.