BREAKING: Six volunteer firefighters have reportedly been injured when their water tanker rolled while fighting a blaze on the NSW South Coast. 9News
Deputy NSW premier John Barilaro told the ABC the truck turned over as the NSW Rural Fire Service worked on the Clyde Mountain fire in Eurobodalla last night.
Mr Barilaro said all six were taken to hospital after the crash, some with serious suspected spinal and head injuries.three US firefighters were killedThe three firefighters - aged 42, 43 and 45- died after the plane smashed into the ground 50km northeast of Cooma and exploded in a large fireball. The plane, known as Zeus, was owned and operated by Canada-based company Coulson Aviation and contracted to the RFS.
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