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Helicopter assigned to fight Fairview Fire crashes, 3 injured
Three people were injured after a helicopter, assigned to fight a brush fire in Hemet, crashed near the Banning Airport.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. - Three people were injured after a helicopter crashed in Banning Saturday evening.
The Riverside County Fire Department responded to a helicopter incident near the Banning Airport before 4 p.m.
Officials say the helicopter was assigned to the Fairview Fire and crashed while landing at the airport.
Three people, a pilot and two fire personnel, sustained moderate injuries. All three were extricated from the helicopter and transported to a local trauma center.
As of Sunday afternoon, one firefighter was released from the hospital. The pilot and the other firefighter remain hospitalized; their conditions are not known at this time.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.