Three American firefighters have died after a C-130 water tanker plane crashed while battling a blaze in southern NSW on Thursday. ACT Emergency Services confirmed the large air tanker crashed while fighting a blaze near Cooma, north-east of the Snowy Mountains. – Kasmaal

Three American firefighters have died after a C-130 water tanker plane crashed while battling a blaze in southern NSW on Thursday. ACT Emergency Services confirmed the large air tanker crashed while fighting a blaze near Cooma, north-east of the Snowy Mountains.

A C-130 Hercules, nicknamed Thor, shows its capabilities in 2017.CREDIT:BEN RUSHTON “It’s just a ball of flames … over,” a nearby plane said in radio communications with flight control. Firefighters remain on the ground after the plane crashed, in what Rural Fire Service Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons described as “a large fireball associated with the … Continue reading Three American firefighters have died after a C-130 water tanker plane crashed while battling a blaze in southern NSW on Thursday. ACT Emergency Services confirmed the large air tanker crashed while fighting a blaze near Cooma, north-east of the Snowy Mountains.