Plane Crashes During Firefighting Effort | Irvine News

Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Irvine News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews A tragic crash involving a firefighting aircraft occurred Sunday evening over Silver Jack Reservoir in Colorado, killing the lone pilot — whose family has yet to be notified. The aircraft was assisting with the rapidly spreading Gold Mountain Fire, now at 35,622 acres with just 13% containment, as over 1,000 personnel battle the blaze near Ouray. This comes just two weeks after three firefighters died in the Snyder Fire — a grim reminder of the dangers faced by crews. Fire managers had been conducting controlled burns near the reservoir to create containment lines, while mandatory evacuations remain in place for residents north of the fire. The cause of the Gold Mountain Fire remains under investigation. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/2e4b0d63cc61b737