India, Aug. 3 -- Five water-dropping planes and five helicopters took off at first light Monday, August 1, to help hundreds of firefighters battling a major wildfire west of Athens, a day after two crew members were killed in a midair collision involving firefighting helicopters.

The blaze forced fresh evacuations in the early hours of Monday as strong winds pushed flames through pine forests and scrubland towards the wider Athens region.

The two crew members - one Greek and one Danish national - died when their helicopter collided with another near the seaside area of Psatha while fighting the fire, which began Friday.

The crew of the second helicopter - a Greek and a British national - were taken to hospital with light injuries.

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