Report into lethal Arizona fire identifies radio problems
An investigation into the deaths of 19 firefighters in Arizona on 30 June has found that inadequate communication played a role in their fate.
The dead men, members of an elite unit called the Granite Mountain Hotshots, were killed as they battled a wildfire near the town of Yarnell.
The report authors describe radio communications as "challenging throughout the incident".
Alastair Leithead reports.
29 Sep 2013
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