The U.S. Wildland Fire Service said the firefighters had been part of an interagency response to the Knowles and Gore fires near the Colorado-Utah border.

Several wildfires were burn on Saturday across the West.

Wildfire activity has intensified across the western United States amid consecutive days of hot, dry and windy weather.

Three firefighters were killed and two others injured while battling wildfires along the Colorado-Utah border, the US Wildland Fire Service said on Sunday, as extreme fire…

The U.S. Wildland Fire Service said the firefighters had been part of an interagency response to the Knowles and Gore fires near the Colorado-Utah border.

Both injured firefighters have been transported to the hospital to receive medical treatment.

Three firefighters were killed battling wildfires near the Colorado-Utah border as extreme weather fueled rapidly spreading blazes across the western United States.

The US has seen a harsh wildfire season this year, with prolonged droughts and dry conditions fuelling blazes.

The U.S. Wildland Fire Service announced that three firefighters were killed and two hospitalized while battling blazes on the Utah-Colorado border.

Salt Lake City/Denver (dpa) - Drei Feuerwehrleute sind beim Löschen von Waldbränden im Westen der USA ums Leben gekommen. Zwei weitere Helfer seien bei dem Einsatz im Grenzgebiet…

Tausende Feuerwehrleute kämpfen im Westen der USA gegen Waldbrände an. Für drei Helfer im Grenzgebiet von Utah und Colorado wurden die Feuer jetzt zur tödlichen Falle.

Le fiamme si sono sviluppate al confine fra Colorado e Utah, altri due vigili del fuoco sono rimasti feriti

Two additional firefighters sustained burn injuries when they were overcome by flames from the wind-whipped blazes.

Three firefighters were killed and two others were badly burned while battling a 28,000-acre wildfire along the Colorado-Utah border, officials said.

Im Grenzgebiet zwischen Utah und Colorado waren mehrere Feuerwehrleute von Waldbränden eingeschlossen. In Colorado rief der Gouverneur den Notstand aus.

Otros dos bomberos sufrieron quemaduras durante el incidente, ocurrido en medio de condiciones extremas de calor, sequía y fuertes vientos

Blistering heat and strong winds Sunday stoked wildfires across the US West after three firefighters were killed a day earlier in Colorado while battling a blaz

BEAVER, Utah (AP) — The three firefighters killed over the weekend in wildfires along the Colorado-Utah border were part of a crew that goes into remote areas to quickly put

Three firefighters killed in a Colorado wildfire burnover were identified. The victims were trapped while battling the fast-growing fire near the Utah border.

Their deaths underscore the escalating peril of wildfires across the West, fueled by months of arid conditions and a record lack of winter snow in some regions

Three firefighters have died battling a fast-moving blaze along the Colorado-Utah border, officials say, as dozens of infernos rage across the West, with Utah imposing sweeping…