Tributes paid to 6 firefighters killed in central China after truck veers off cliff

South China Morning PostCenter-RightEN 1 min read 100% complete by Meredith ChenFebruary 22, 2026 at 10:30 AM

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Six firefighters in Xinhua county, Hunan province, China, died on Thursday afternoon after their truck veered off a cliff while returning from extinguishing a house fire. The incident occurred about 2 kilometers from the fire site on a steep hillside road. A seventh firefighter was injured and hospitalized in Changsha. The firefighters were part of a crew sent to put out a timber home fire that had started around 1 p.m. Relatives, colleagues, and residents gathered over the weekend to pay tribute to the deceased.

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