A Canadair CL-415 of the ‘Corpo Nazionale dei Vigili del Fuoco’ (National Fire Service) crashed during operations to extinguish a fire in the territory of Linguaglossa, Catania area, it crashed while it was offloading water on the slopes of Etna. Two pilots on board. The news is still coming in about the crash and local authorities are on the scene.
From the first information, the aircraft would have crashed following the impact of the hull against the side of the mountain. At the moment the search and rescue teams are at work in the area, reads a note from the Sicilian Civil Protection.
“My teams saw it crash, then the smoke. The plane is completely destroyed.” The director of the Civil Protection of Sicily, except Cocina, told AGI, referring to the canadair crashed on Etna. The plane was busy, like others since yesterday, in extinguishing a fire on Mount Calcinera, south of Linguaglossa, and “maybe it hit the mountain”. The two pilots on board are currently reported missing.
