Firefighter bails out before airplane crashes in Zakynthos

GENERAL /Κυριακή 8 Αυγούστου 2021, 19:31:44 / Source: ANA-MPA

A PZL firefighting airplane crashed during operations to put out a fire on Zakynthos island on Sunday, but the pilot survived.

According to the Fire Brigade, the pilot of the airplane was picked up by other firefighters on the Ionian island.

The aircraft was one of a pair dispatched to assist firefighters in the Lagopodo-Macherado area, where 24 firefighters are operating with 7 fire trucks.

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