NEW: Officials in Australia are searching for a water tanker plane feared to have crashed while fighting wildfires.
A plane helpingin Australia crashed in New South Wales state Thursday, killing three U.S. residents, officials said.
The C-130 firefighting aircraft, which officials said was from Coulson Aviation, a private company contracted by the Royal Fire Service, crashed in the Snowy Monaro area. The Royal Fire Service lost contact with the air tanker around 1:30 p.m. "It's crashed, and there was a large fireball associated with that crash,” Rural Fire Service Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons said.
"Unfortunately, all we've been able to do is locate the wreckage and the crash site, and we have not been able to locate any survivors," he said.Sign Up
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