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3 firefighters killed in Western wildfire were trying to shield themselves from flames

BEAVER, Utah (AP) — Three firefighters killed over the weekend in a wildfire along the Colorado-Utah border were trying to shield themselves from flames by deploying tent-like shelters when they were overcome, authorities said. The victims were part of a crew that goes into remote areas to quickly put out new and rapidly escalating wildfires, federal officials said Monday. Their deaths on Saturday came almost 13 years to the day since an elite crew of 19 wildland firefighters died when they...

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