A firefighting helicopter crashed in Southern California while fighting a blaze in Riverside County on Sunday, emergency officials said. The helicopter was performing work under contract with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, fire captain and spokesman Richard Cordova said. 

Sheriff’s deputies responded at 7:20 pm to an air emergency in the area of Pipeline Road and Apache Trail as crews were battling the Broadway fire near Cabazon, according to a post by the Riverside County Sheriff’s office on X, formerly known as Twitter.

The department is still investigating the crash and whether other aircraft were involved, Cordova said. Details were not immediately available on the number of injuries or fatalities. However, multiple media reported that two helicopters were involved in the fatal crash. As of now, there was no confirmation of how many people were killed or sustained injuries, but local media claimed at least three were killed.

Canadair Plane crashes in Karystos 

Earlier last month, a plane fighting wildfires in Greece crashed, resulting in the killing of at least two onboard. Quoting state broadcaster ERT, it said the accident occurred over the town of Karystos on the island of Evia near Athens, where a fire has been burning.

Also Read: Greece: Canadair Plane crashes in Karystos as fires rage out of control; 2 killed I VIDEO

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