Light plane crashes in remote Australia, three firefighters killed

SYDNEY (Reuters) - A light plane crashed in a remote area of Australia's Queensland state on Saturday, killing three firefighters who were on board, police said late on Saturday.

Emergency authorities were notified around 2.30p.m. local time (0430 GMT) that the plane had crashed near the outback town of McKinlay, which is roughly 1,500 kilometres (932 miles) north from state capital Brisbane.