3 firefighters killed, 2 injured while tackling wildfires on the Colorado-Utah border

Three firefighters were killed and two injured while battling wildfires on the Colorado-Utah border, where hot and windy conditions caused flames to overtake them during a burnover. The incident occurred during efforts to contain the merged Knowles, Gore, and Snyder fires, which have burned over 44 square miles. Additional wildfires, including the Cottonwood Fire in Utah, are intensifying due to extreme weather.