Three Firefighters Killed in Colorado Wildfires

Three firefighters were killed and two others injured while battling the Snyder Mesa Fire on the Colorado-Utah border, as extreme heat and wind fueled rapid growth across the parched region.

The firefighters died during an interagency response to a series of small wildfires that began in eastern Utah's Grand County before spreading into Colorado.

Utah declared a state of emergency and imposed fireworks restrictions as dozens of wildfires raged across the Southwest.

Mandatory evacuation orders expanded across the region, with critical fire weather conditions persisting in the Four Corners area.