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Helicopter crashes on Manhattan skyscraper - killing one

One person has died after a helicopter crash-landed and caught fire on the roof of a Manhattan sk...
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22.33 10 Jun 2019


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Helicopter crashes on Manhattan skyscraper - killing one

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One person has died after a helicopter crash-landed and caught fire on the roof of a Manhattan skyscraper.

Itwas said to be "flying erratically" before it crash landed on the AXA Equitable Center building on 7th Avenue, which is close to the Empire State Building and Times Square.

It had also been flying within restricted airspace, where aircraft are forbidden from flying below 3,000 feet within a one-mile radius of Trump Tower.

The tower is just a few blocks from the site of the crash.

New York Mayor Bill De Blasio said there was no indication that the crash was an "act of terrorism", and said the person who died was believed to be the pilot.

No other injuries were reported.

Emergency services blocked the streets with dozens of fire engines and police cars, and bystanders were warned to stay away as work continued to stop fuel leaking from the helicopter.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says everyone in the high-rise is ok.

Donald Trump tweeted to confirm he had been briefed, praising the "phenomenal job" carried out by emergency services, and those still at the scene.

He said: "The Trump administration stands ready should you need anything at all."

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