Greek authorities arrest 2 after wildfire from wind-turbine sparks kills 2 helicopter crew

Kathimerini English (Greece)—Greek authorities have arrested two people on negligence charges after investigators linked the wildfire that downed two firefighting helicopters near Psatha, in Attica, to sparks from wind-turbine power conductors. The crash killed one crew member from Denmark and one from Greece; a British pilot aboard survived. The disaster unfolded amid a broader wildfire crisis spanning Greece, France and Spain, with authorities racing to contain blazes on multiple fronts. Investigators have not detailed what negligence charges the two suspects face.

• Kathimerini English (Greece) — Two firefighting helicopters collide, crews found
• Kathimerini English (Greece) — Two firefighting helicopters collide; 2 dead
• The National (UAE) — Two crew members killed as helicopters collide while fighting fires near Athens
• The Irish Times — Fire-fighting helicopters collide mid-air near Athens, killing two
• Hindustan Times — Rescue teams were mobilised immediately after the crash
• NDTV — Aircraft identified as Bell helicopters near Psatha
• CBS News — World — Each aircraft carried a two-person crew
• Daily Maverick — 100 homes destroyed … Kefalonia island also ablaze
• BBC — World — Two crew killed after firefighting helicopters collide in Greece, as British pilot survives
• MercoPress — Two crew killed as firefighting helicopters collide in midair in Greece
• The Straits Times — Two die as firefighting helicopters collide in Greece, French blaze changes course
• Daily Mail — Greek and Dane are killed in mid-air helicopter crash while fighting wildfires: British pilot is among the survivors
• Reuters — Also reports France's wildfire has changed course amid the region-wide crisis