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Three Dead In Australia After Firefighting Plane Crashes In "Difficult Terrain"
Three people in Australia have died after a small plane crashed while helping fight fires near Mount Isa, in Queensland's north-west.
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Tourist Plane Sinks Off France After Engine Breakdown Forces Sea Landing
A pilot landed his tourist plane in choppy waters off southern France on Sunday after the aircraft's engine broke down, with all occupants surviving unharmed, firefighters said.
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Video: Firefighting Plane's Wing Clips Tree, Crashes Seconds Later
A Greek water-bombing plane crashed Tuesday while battling a forest fire on the island of Evia as hundreds of firefighters struggled to beat back blazes still raging in Rhodes and Corfu amid a new wave of soaring temperatures.
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"Miraculous": 2 Pilots Escape Plane Crash While Firefighting In Australia
Two pilots have made a "miraculous" escape after their Boeing 737 water-bombing plane crashed and burned while fighting a blaze in remote Western Australia.
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Plane Hits Fire Truck During Takeoff In Peru, 2 Firefighters Killed
Two firefighters were killed Friday at Lima's airport when a passenger plane hit their fire truck during takeoff then crashed on the runway, officials said.
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Hundreds Evacuated After Wildfire Cases Surge In Suburbs Of Greece
Hundreds of people were evacuated early Wednesday as firefighters deployed planes and helicopters to fight a surging wildfire in mountainside suburbs north of Athens for a second day.
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"Pretty Brutal Scene For Our Guys": 2 Die As Plane Hits Houses In US
A small plane crashed into a residential area of a California city on Monday, killing at least two people as a blaze devoured two houses and several vehicles.
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8 Dead In Russian Water-Bomber Plane Crash In Turkey
Russia on Saturday said all eight people onboard a Russian water-dropping plane died when it crashed in Turkey during a firefighting mission.
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"60 Forest Fires In 24 Hours": Homes Destroyed, 8 Hospitalised In Greece
Nearly 300 firefighters, two water bomber planes and five helicopters were battling a forest fire in Greece on Sunday that destroyed homes and farm buildings and injured eight people, authorities said.
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Italy Asks Europe For Firefighting Planes To Control Sardinia Fires
Italy asked European states on Sunday to send firefighting aircraft to help tame fires that have swept across parts of the island of Sardinia, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of people.
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Hundreds Evacuated After Wildfire In Spain's Costa Brava
Firefighters used water-carrying planes on Saturday as they battled to control a wildfire in Spain's Costa Brava region that has forced 350 people to be evacuated from their homes, the regional fire service said.
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Three US Firefighters Killed In Australia Water Bomber Crash
A large water-bombing plane crashed while fighting fires southwest of Sydney on Thursday, killing all three US crew on board, Australian officials said.
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Plane Carrying 9 Passengers Crashes In Colombia, 7 Killed
At least seven people were killed and another two injured when a small plane crashed in southwestern Colombia on Sunday, a firefighter said.
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"Respond To Call Of Forest": G7 To Give $20 Million To Fight Amazon Fires
The G7 will give $20 million (18 million euros) to send firefighting planes to tackle the blazes engulfing parts of the Amazon, the presidents of France and Chile said Monday.
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50 Dead As Bangladesh Passenger Plane With 71 On Board Crash-Lands Near Nepal Airport
A Bangladeshi plane with 67 passengers on board crashed near Kathmandu airport on Monday as it was coming in to land, officials said, as firefighters battled to extinguish the burning wreckage and rescue passengers.
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Three Dead In Australia After Firefighting Plane Crashes In "Difficult Terrain"
Three people in Australia have died after a small plane crashed while helping fight fires near Mount Isa, in Queensland's north-west.
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Tourist Plane Sinks Off France After Engine Breakdown Forces Sea Landing
A pilot landed his tourist plane in choppy waters off southern France on Sunday after the aircraft's engine broke down, with all occupants surviving unharmed, firefighters said.
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Video: Firefighting Plane's Wing Clips Tree, Crashes Seconds Later
A Greek water-bombing plane crashed Tuesday while battling a forest fire on the island of Evia as hundreds of firefighters struggled to beat back blazes still raging in Rhodes and Corfu amid a new wave of soaring temperatures.
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"Miraculous": 2 Pilots Escape Plane Crash While Firefighting In Australia
Two pilots have made a "miraculous" escape after their Boeing 737 water-bombing plane crashed and burned while fighting a blaze in remote Western Australia.
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Plane Hits Fire Truck During Takeoff In Peru, 2 Firefighters Killed
Two firefighters were killed Friday at Lima's airport when a passenger plane hit their fire truck during takeoff then crashed on the runway, officials said.
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Hundreds Evacuated After Wildfire Cases Surge In Suburbs Of Greece
Hundreds of people were evacuated early Wednesday as firefighters deployed planes and helicopters to fight a surging wildfire in mountainside suburbs north of Athens for a second day.
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"Pretty Brutal Scene For Our Guys": 2 Die As Plane Hits Houses In US
A small plane crashed into a residential area of a California city on Monday, killing at least two people as a blaze devoured two houses and several vehicles.
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8 Dead In Russian Water-Bomber Plane Crash In Turkey
Russia on Saturday said all eight people onboard a Russian water-dropping plane died when it crashed in Turkey during a firefighting mission.
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"60 Forest Fires In 24 Hours": Homes Destroyed, 8 Hospitalised In Greece
Nearly 300 firefighters, two water bomber planes and five helicopters were battling a forest fire in Greece on Sunday that destroyed homes and farm buildings and injured eight people, authorities said.
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Italy Asks Europe For Firefighting Planes To Control Sardinia Fires
Italy asked European states on Sunday to send firefighting aircraft to help tame fires that have swept across parts of the island of Sardinia, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of people.
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Hundreds Evacuated After Wildfire In Spain's Costa Brava
Firefighters used water-carrying planes on Saturday as they battled to control a wildfire in Spain's Costa Brava region that has forced 350 people to be evacuated from their homes, the regional fire service said.
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Three US Firefighters Killed In Australia Water Bomber Crash
A large water-bombing plane crashed while fighting fires southwest of Sydney on Thursday, killing all three US crew on board, Australian officials said.
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Plane Carrying 9 Passengers Crashes In Colombia, 7 Killed
At least seven people were killed and another two injured when a small plane crashed in southwestern Colombia on Sunday, a firefighter said.
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"Respond To Call Of Forest": G7 To Give $20 Million To Fight Amazon Fires
The G7 will give $20 million (18 million euros) to send firefighting planes to tackle the blazes engulfing parts of the Amazon, the presidents of France and Chile said Monday.
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50 Dead As Bangladesh Passenger Plane With 71 On Board Crash-Lands Near Nepal Airport
A Bangladeshi plane with 67 passengers on board crashed near Kathmandu airport on Monday as it was coming in to land, officials said, as firefighters battled to extinguish the burning wreckage and rescue passengers.
