Monday, July 1, 2013

19 FIREFIGHTERS KILLED COMBATING FOREST FIRE IN ARIZONA - USA

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Millions around the world are celebrating yet another gift of a new month, but that is not the case with the inhabitants of Yarnell, Arizona, as they combat with a ferocious blaze ripping through the land.

According to reports, the savaging fire was ignited by lightning and further exacerbated by high temperature and wind. So far, the fire has claimed the lives of 19 firefighter - 18 of them members of an elite Hotshots crew.

This fire has lasted for three days now, and all measures to halt the fire has yield little/no results. It's believed to be the state's deadliest ever wildland fire and America's worst loss of first-responders since 9/11.

"We just lost 19 of the finest people you'll ever meet … we're going through a terrible crisis right now," Prescott Fire Chief Dan Fraijo said as he fought back tears in a televised press conference.

Pics and video after the break. 









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