Skip to main content

Two firefighting planes collide while battling Nevada’s Bishop Fire; FAA, NTSB investigating

NewsColony
Two firefighting planes collide while battling Nevada’s Bishop Fire; FAA, NTSB investigating

Ed Komenda
Reno Gazette Journal

Published 9:49 PM EDT Jul 30, 2020

LAS VEGAS – Two airplanes collided while battling a 500-acre wildfire in southeastern Nevada, according to authorities.

The two single-engine Air Tractor AT8T airplanes collided in midair around 1 p.m. Thursday during firefighting activities to suppress the Bishop Fire, according to Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Claire Morville.

The planes were involved in the firefighting operation, and one person was aboard each aircraft, Morville said. 

The FAA directed all questions about the pilots’ conditions to local authorities. Bureau of Land Management spokesman Chris Hanefeld was not immediately available for comment Thursday.

3,000 acres and growing: Cottonwood Trail Fire, 4th wildfire in southern Utah in a week, forces evacuation

The fire started Wednesday in Rainbow Canyon – an area about 150 miles northeast of Las Vegas. The accident happened near the intersection of Kane Springs Road and Riggs Road, Morville said.

The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the collision. The NTSB will determine the probable cause of the accident.

Source : USA TODAY | News Colony

The post Two firefighting planes collide while battling Nevada’s Bishop Fire; FAA, NTSB investigating appeared first on NewsColony.
NewsColony



source https://newscolony.com/two-firefighting-planes-collide-while-battling-nevadas-bishop-fire-faa-ntsb-investigating/

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Volunteers book hotel room for homeless man with SingapoRediscovers vouchers

NewsColony Volunteers book hotel room for homeless man with SingapoRediscovers vouchers © The Independent Singapore Singapore — A group of volunteers from the Mummy Yummy Singapore welfare organisation donated their SingapoRediscovers Vouchers to book a hotel room for a homeless man. The man, who was identified as Jayden, did not have a place to live while waiting for the Housing Board (HDB) to allocate him a rental flat. In a Facebook post on Mummy Yummy Singapore’s page on Wednesday (Dec 16), the volunteers said: “We used our $100 Rediscover Singapore vouchers to redeem hotel stay for him and successfully booked 9 days worth of stay at 3 days per voucher.” They added that they were unable to book a longer stay because of higher hotel rates over Christmas and New Year. The volunteers hoped that they would be able to bridge Jayden’s stay until he got a flat. “Thanks our government for giving us these vouchers which in return we can put them to good use for people in need,” th...
Post a Comment
Read more

Chinese stars moonlighting as live-streamers

NewsColony Chinese stars moonlighting as live-streamers Li JIaqi and Yang Mi joined forces to sell products online during coronavirus, blurring the boundaries between conventional celebrities and live streamers. Photo: @TrendingWeibo/Twitter The line between Chinese celebrities and live streamers continues to blur these days. Luxury brands are expanding their pool of friend-of-the-brand endorsements with top live streamers – Louis Vuitton, for example, tapped both actress Song Jia and “lipstick king” live streamer Li Jiaqi for its much anticipated 520 Chinese Valentine’s Day campaign. Celebrities, actors and singers are jumping on the bandwagon to test out their commercial values on e-commerce platforms, with Yang Mi, Li Xiaolu and Michelle Ye Xuan just a few of the screen stars moonlighting on live streaming portals including Taobao, TikTok and Red Book. So why are Chinese celebrities so eager to embrace the battlefield of live streaming e-commerce, and how are they getting on so...
Post a Comment
Read more

Players who breached social-distancing rules put NRL restart at risk, Federal Sport Minister says

NewsColony Players who breached social-distancing rules put NRL restart at risk, Federal Sport Minister says NRL players guilty of breaking social-distancing laws have put the league’s planned return to action at risk, according to the Federal Sport Minister. Key points: The NRL wants to restart its 2020 season — suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic — on May 28 However the league has had to deal players flouting social-distancing rules The National Cabinet will meet on Friday to discuss its approach to resuming elite and community sport The league’s bold bid to resume its competition copped a major blow this week when three of its stars were fined for flouting social-distancing rules . Latrell Mitchell, Josh Addo-Carr ($50,000 each) and Nathan Cleary ($10,000) were also slapped with suspended fines by the NRL for bringing the game into disrepute. The incidents gave critics ammunition to question the league’s ability to follow strict protocol measures required to relau...
Post a Comment
Read more