Two firemen die as wildfires rage

US officials said two firefighters have been killed when their vehicle rolled off a mountainside as they battled a massive wildfire in California.

Los Angeles County Deputy Fire Chief Mike Bryant said at a news conference that the two men were amid intense fire near Mount Gleason in the Angeles National Forest when the vehicle crashed.

A tearful Mr Bryant said the men’s families have been notified. He did not release their identities or give a cause for the crash.

The fire has consumed 66 square miles, destroyed at least 18 structures and was threatening some 12,000 homes.