(Update) Firefighter Killed In ATV Crash While Fighting Brush Fire

Update: Authorities have identified the man killed battling the blaze as a 66-year-old retired Hartford firefighter. Click here for more information on him and the crash.

Wethersfield firefighters were among the many battling brush fire on Lamentation Mountain in Berlin that began on Monday, Oct. 21.
Photo Credit: *Wethersfield Volunteer Fire Department*

Josh Lanier

10/22/2024 7:39 p.m.

Original: A Connecticut firefighter was killed in an ATV crash while fighting a brush fire in Hartford County on Tuesday, Oct. 22, authorities said.

The Wethersfield firefighter was riding on a firefighting ATV that crashed around 5:30 p.m. in Berlin, where crews are battling a brush fire that has spread to 90 acres on Lamentation Mountain.

The firefighter, whose name has not been released, was on the southern edge of the blaze when the ATV rolled over, injuring two others. Those firefighters were treated and released from the hospital.

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