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Two firefighting helicopters collided while battling a wind-driven wildfire over the Psatha area west of Athens on Sunday. Two crew members were killed and two others were recovered safely. 🚁
The Bell helicopters each carried two people and were operating as flames spread rapidly through western Attica, threatening communities and an industrial district outside Megara.
Gale-force winds complicated the response by preventing firefighting aircraft from collecting water from the sea. 🔥 Fresh evacuations were ordered as the fire emergency continued.
Authorities had not publicly identified the crew members’ nationalities or released a cause for the collision. Firefighting and emergency operations in western Attica were continuing.
https://nutanica.com/Psatha
The Bell helicopters each carried two people and were operating as flames spread rapidly through western Attica, threatening communities and an industrial district outside Megara.
Gale-force winds complicated the response by preventing firefighting aircraft from collecting water from the sea. 🔥 Fresh evacuations were ordered as the fire emergency continued.
Authorities had not publicly identified the crew members’ nationalities or released a cause for the collision. Firefighting and emergency operations in western Attica were continuing.
https://nutanica.com/Psatha
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