Two people were killed after a Sikorsky S-64 firefighting helicopter crashed while supporting efforts to control Utah’s Widemouth 2 Fire. The aircraft was under contract with the US Forest Service and went down near Richfield. The NTSB is investigating the accident as crews continue battling the wildfire, which has burned over 114,000 acres.
Los Angeles, Aug 9: Two people were killed when a helicopter crashed while supporting firefighting efforts on a massive wildfire in central Utah, authorities confirmed Saturday (local time), as crews continued to battle one of the state's largest wildfires of the year and assess when responders could safely reach the remote crash site.
Helicopter crash details
The US National Interagency Fire Center said the helicopter under contract with the US Forest Service was involved in an accident on the Widemouth 2 Fire, killing the pilot and one crew member. Their names had not been released.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the aircraft, a Sikorsky S-64, crashed near Richfield at about 10 a.m. local time Friday, reports Xinhua news agency.
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