Two pilots were killed Sunday when a contract helicopter crashed while supporting firefighting operations on the Dome Fire, a wildfire in Yosemite National Park, California, the Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection said Monday.
The crash occurred at about 2:55 p.m. local time in Mariposa County, with two people aboard, according to the agency.
The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash.
The National Park Service said Monday that the Dome Fire was 15 percent contained.
2 pilots killed in helicopter crash fighting wildfire in U.S. California
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