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Dutch Pilot Dies Fighting French Forest Fires As Plane Crashes
Montpellier, France (AFP) Aug 14, 2005 A Dutch pilot died while fighting forest fires in southwestern France on Sunday when his Morane biplane crashed into the sea, police said. The plane had just dropped two loads of fire-retardant chemicals on a fire at a gypsy camp near Serignan and was preparing to drop a third when witnesses said the plane nose-dived into the sea shortly after 1:00 pm (1100 GMT) some 300 meters (yards) off the coast, police said. The 49-year-old pilot was a certified flyer for the private company MidAir. The two-seater Morane biplane is frequently leased by local governments to monitor fires. The fire destroyed 15 caravans and 24 other vehicles at the unauthorized gypsy encampment, a local official told AFP, adding that it was unknown whether the fire was accidental or criminal. A spokesman for the gypsies said 150 caravans were parked at the camp before the fire. They were planning to go to nearby Pamiers to take part in an evangelical rally, he said, adding that everyone had escaped the blaze. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express Nuclear Space Technology at Space-Travel.com
Envisat Sees Smoke From Europe's Worst Peacetime Fire
London, England (SPX) Dec 13, 2005London is completely blanketed by the black plume of smoke from Europe's worst peacetime fire in this Envisat image, taken within five hours of the blaze beginning. |
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