3 people were killed fighting a California wildfire after two helicopters collided
Posted on AllSides August 7th, 2023
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3 people were killed fighting a California wildfire after two helicopters collided 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 structure fire in Cabazon, Calif., when the blaze spread to nearby vegetation. Cal Fire, the state department that specializes in extinguishing wildfires, then dispatched six aircraft to the scene. A Sikorsky S-64E helicopter, carrying two people, and a Bell 407 helicopter, carrying three people, collided at 6:03 p.m. PDT. The Sikorsky helicopter...