Three wildland firefighters killed in burnover incident in…
Vehicle Fire Colorado Today in Colorado: Three wildland firefighters died over the weekend while battling the Knowles and Gore wildfires in Colorado's western Mesa County along the Colorado-Utah border. Their crew was caught in a burnover incident when the fire spread so rapidly that it cut off all escape routes. The crew deployed emergency shelters, but three firefighters died in the inferno. Two other crew members survived and were hospitalized for burns. A serious accident investigation team was looking into the incident.