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A man has died after a serious crash on Christian Lane in Berlin Thursday afternoon. Two vehicles collided head-on after one of the vehicles crossed the center line, according to police. Christian Lane was closed between the entrance to Route 9 North and Deming Road, but reopened around 6 p.m. Both drivers were taken to the hospital. One driver suffered…

One student and a staff member were taken to the hospital to be evaluated after an issue with a science experiment at Berlin High School on Wednesday morning. The Berlin Fire Department said the experiment caused a nitrogen dioxide leak around 10 a.m. The experiment was being conducted on the second floor of the school and the school was evacuated…

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Authorities say there are potentially more challenges coming up this week and it could be months before the state is really out of the woods when it comes to the fire danger.

Authorities say there are potentially more challenges coming up this week and it could be months before the state is really out of the woods when it comes to the fire danger. “We’re just trying to keep the residents of Connecticut safe,” said Rich Schenk, the fire control officer for the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Burn bans...

Crews are tackling fires all across Connecticut as the current dry weather continues to play a role. This includes the large Hawthorne Fire in Berlin, which has been burning for nearly two weeks now. As day 13 draws to a close at the Hawthorne Fire in Berlin, fire officials on scene say they’ve made good progress with crews tackling hotspots…

Crews are tackling fires all across Connecticut as the current dry weather continues to play a role. This includes the large Hawthorne Fire in Berlin, which has been burning for nearly two weeks now.

As the Hawthorne Fire continues to burn into its twelfth day, crews remain on scene in Berlin using new equipment to help them battle the flames.

Friday brought another Red Flag Warning for fire danger around Connecticut. It’s an issue state officials continue to put out messaging about as brush fires rage around the state. There are nearly 100 brush fires burning across the state, with nearly 10 new fires since yesterday, according to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. It’s expected to be a…

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Emergency management officials in Connecticut were monitoring 93 fires, all in different stages, on Friday morning. Joining in on the firefight were two crews from out of state, one from Quebec, Canada and the other from California. The crew from California, the Groveland Hotshots, are an interagency hotshot crew working for the U.S. Forest Service. They help with disaster relief,…

The Groveland Hotshots are in our state; an inter-agency group that works with the US Forest Service in places at risk for spreading fires.

Friday’s red flag warnings have firefighters on alert. They’re already battling dozens of blazes across the state, including the Hawthorne Fire in Berlin.

Friday’s red flag warnings have firefighters on alert. They’re already battling dozens of blazes across the state, including the Hawthorne Fire in Berlin. With another warm day coming up and potentially gustier winds, crews are worried about new fires starting and they are making sure firefighters working outside stay hydrated. “We’re not out of the woods by any means....

Day 10 of the Hawthorne Fire in Berlin consisted of crews keeping control lines in place. Officials say the recent rain made little difference and a firefighter needed to be checked out for a heat-related injury.

Jeff Pechachek with the Columbia Basin Job Corps has a crew in from Washington state. They are 18 to 25 year olds described as having never completed formal schooling, or come from low-income backgrounds. They’re choosing to learn fire skills on top of earning a GED and learning a trade.

Crews continue to make progress on brush fires across the state. Officials from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection are reporting at least 70 being monitored or actively fought around Connecticut. The largest is still the Hawthorne fire in Berlin. An update from crews indicated more progress Wednesday but still with cautious optimism. A firefighter was taken to the…

Fire crews showed off some of the steep terrain they have been dealing with and detailed new issues they are facing while continuing to fight the Hawthorne fire in Berlin.

The fire fight going on around the Hawthorne Fire for almost nine days continues. It has swallowed over 120 acres as crews make progress on containment and extinguishing the brush fire. Across the state, because of abnormally dry conditions, brush fires continue to pop up. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is now reporting over 70 they are either…

The Hawthorne Fire in Berlin has now been burning for nine days – scorching well over 100 acres – and crews continue to work on containment. Firefighters have come in from as far away as Oregon and Washington state.