3 dead in firefighting helicopter crash in California after midair collision with 2nd helicopter
A Cal Fire helicopter crashed, killing all three crew members, after it collided with a second helicopter while fighting a blaze in southern California. A firefighting helicopter crashed, killing all three crew members, after it collided with a second helicopter while battling a blaze in southern California on Sunday, fire officials said. Riverside County firefight ers were called to the scene of a structure fire in Cabazon at about 6 p.m. on Sunday and they soon noticed that the blaze had moved into the nearby grass, Cal Fire Southern Region Chief David Fulcher said. An aerial view of the site after a firefighting helicopter crashed in Riverside County, California, on Sunday, August 6, 2023. KABC Cal Fire helicopters and planes were called in to help extinguish the blaze, he said. "While engaged in the firefight, two helicopters collided," Fulcher said in a midnight press briefing. "The first helicopter was able to land safely nearby. Unfortunately, the second helicopte...