Three federal firefighters killed battling wildfires along…
Vehicle Fire Which Colorado in which, Colorado: Three federal firefighters were killed and two others injured while battling the Knowles Fire near the Colorado-Utah state line. The U.S. Wildland Fire Service described the event as a 'burnover incident,' in which the fire advanced suddenly and cut off escape routes, forcing crews to deploy fire shelters. The two surviving firefighters suffered burn injuries and were transported to the hospital. The Snyder Fire, one of several blazes along the state line, has burned about 28,000 acres and was 0 percent contained.