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Firefighting helicopter crash during Utah's Widemouth 2 Fire leaves crew unaccounted
24 days ago•Source: KUTV
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Three firefighters killed, two injured battling Utah-Colorado border wildfires
Three federal firefighters were killed and two were injured while responding to wildfires along the Utah-Colorado border, in a burnover incident tied to the Knowles and Gore fires that have merged into a single 28,000-acre blaze threatening Mesa County; authorities have pre-evacuation orders and road closures, and Governor Cox offered condolences as the firefighting community mourns.
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