India, June 29 -- Three firefighters were killed in the wildfire this weekend on the Utah-Colorado border. have been identified on Monday by the US Forest Service. The US Department of the Interior said in a statement that the firefighters were caught in a "burnover," which occurs when firefighters get trapped on all sides and take shelter in a protective shelter that is part of the equipment.

In a statement on Monday, the US Department of Interior said that the firefighters were: Emily Barker, 38, from Clinton Township, Michigan; Nick Hutcherson, 27, from Glendale, Arizona; Sydney Watson, 26, of Warrior, Alabama.

Multiple fires broke out along the Utah-Colorado border, burning around 28,000 acres. It originated with the Snyder Fire, wh...