Helicopter Crashes En Route to Turkish Wildfire; 2 Killed

Helicopter Crashes En Route to Turkish Wildfire; 2 Killed
Trees burning as a wildfire broke out in Mugla Province, Turkey, on July 13, 2022. Adem Altan/AFP via Getty Images
The Associated Press
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ISTANBUL — A firefighting helicopter crashed Wednesday as it headed to the Turkish port of Marmaris to combat a wildfire, killing two Russian crew members, Turkey’s minister of agriculture and forestry said.

The minister, Vahit Kirsci, said two Turkish citizens and three others Russians on the helicopter were injured but were not in critical condition. The deceased were a flight engineer and a flight technician.