A Bell 407 helicopter and a Sikorsky S-64E helicopter collided, the NTSB spokesperson said. “The first helicopter was able to land safely nearby,” Fulcher said during a news conference. The Broadway Fire covered about three acres when firefighters responded around 6 p.m., according to a post on a joint Twitter account for CalFire and the Riverside County Fire Department. A second four-acre fire ignited by the helicopter crash has since been extinguished, Fulcher said. “This was a tragic loss for the community, the fire service community and CalFire and Riverside County Fire Department.”CNN’s Melissa Alonso, Cherri Mossburg and Taylor Romine contributed to this report.

Source: CNN August 07, 2023 21:08 UTC