2 die as firefighting helicopters collide over wildfire near Athens
What's new: The victims were Greek and Danish crew members, while British and Greek colleagues survived as evacuations widened west of the capital.
Two firefighting helicopters collided in midair Sunday while battling a fast-moving wildfire west of Athens, killing two crew members and injuring two others. Greek authorities said the dead were one Greek and one Danish national; the survivors were one Greek and one British national. The Bell helicopters were operating over Psatha in western Attica when one aircraft crashed. Strong winds pushed the fire toward communities and an industrial area near Megara, prompting fresh evacuation alerts and complicating water drops from the sea. The blaze had already destroyed more than 100 homes, according to CNN Indonesia, and spread toward Veniza and a military firing range where unexploded ammunition detonated.