2 Planes Collide Fighting Nevada Fire

Two pilots are dead after the air tankers they were flying collided while fighting Nevada's Bishop Fire Thursday. They were the only people aboard the single-engine planes, which were based out of Utah and were being used in an attempt to bring the wildfire under control, News 3 Las Vegas reports. "We offer our sincere condolences to the families of the two pilots and to all those working with the BLM Nevada Ely District," a Bureau of Land Management spokesperson says. The incident is under investigation. The 14,000-acre fire started Wednesday and was caused by human action, per KOAA; it is not expected to be contained until August 5, CNN reports. (More Nevada stories.)