Firefighting chopper crashes in Turkey, 5 killed

August 09, 2012 20:58

AP reports: A firefighting helicopter crashed while battling a wildfire in southwestern Turkey on Thursday, killing all five of its crew members, state-run TRT television and authorities said.

The chopper went down in a deep valley while trying toput out the fire in Mugla province, the Forestry and WaterMinistry said.

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