Two wildland firefighters have died after their aircraft crashed while battling the Cedar Basin Fire in Mohave County Saturday.
The Cedar Basin Fire was sparked by lightning and has burned 300 acres near the tiny community of about 100 people.
In a statement, The Bureau of Land Management says the crash occurred around 12 p.m. while crews were performing an air attack over the fire near Wikieup.
‘Two crew members were on board and we are sad to report there were no survivors. We will provide additional information pending next of kin notification. Our hearts go out to the families of our brave wildland firefighters.’
The NTSB said in a statement posted to Twitter that the plane was a Beech C-90 and that an investigator is responding to the crash scene.
