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Two helicopters collided while fighting a fire in Southern California on Sunday. One of the helicopters crashed, killing all three people on board. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ ...

Two helicopters collided while they were fighting the fire, Fulcher said. The first helicopter was able to land safely nearby, but the second crashed, killing all three people onboard, he said.

Three people were killed while fighting a California wildfire after two helicopters collided Sunday afternoon, according to state authorities. First responders were initially responding to a ...

Its fleet of helicopters includes the Bell UH-1H Super Huey and the Sikorsky S-70i. As for the National Interagency Fire Center, they classify firefighting helicopters into Type 1, Type 2, and Type 3.

Two firefighting helicopters working to extinguish a brush fire in California collided mid-air Sunday, killing all three onboard one of them that crashed, according to officials.

The blaze, called the “Wild Horse Fire’ is currently burning in a training area at Fort Carson in Colorado Springs. It’s already burned over 200 acres, base officials said.