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

Three firefighters were killed and two injured during a burnover incident while battling the Snyder Fire near the Colorado-Utah border. The firefighters, employed by the U.S. Wildland Fire Service and U.S. Forest Service, were part of an interagency response to merged wildfires covering 44 square miles. High temperatures and strong winds exacerbated the fire's rapid spread.