A helicopter fighting deadly wildfires in South Korea crashed Wednesday, killing the pilot, the fire department told AFP, as officials raced to bring the massive blazes under control.
A firefighter controls the water cannon on a fire engine to extinguish the remaining flames after most of the buildings were burned to the ground in a wildfire at Gounsa Temple in Uiseong on March 26, 2025. AFP
“A helicopter putting out the wildfire crashed in a mountain area in Uiseong County.
“We have been told that there was one pilot who was declared dead at the scene,” a Gyeongbuk Fire Service official said.
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