It is being reported Per the New York City Fire Department, that a helicopter crashed into a building in midtown Manhattan Monday afternoon.
The building in question, according to a local NBC outlet, is a 54-story office building near 7th Ave. and West 49th St. An emergency notification was sent out by city officials warning of impending road closures and a heightened presence of emergency teams in the region. In a tweeted statement, the New York City Police Department also urged residents to avoid the area near the crash, which is believed to have occurred on the roof of the high-rise building.
In an updated statement, a NYPD rep characterized the crash as a “hard landing,” adding that the subsequent flames had now been extinguished. Sources told NBC that one injury has been reported. Per FDNY, there was also one fatality.
Those near the scene of the incident have shared images and video from the ensuing confusion:
I don’t see any helicopter in midtown Manhattan but I def heard something rumble a little while ago pic.twitter.com/aQYzC0efNt
— Dominic Cholewa I (@PlantBasedPapii) June 10, 2019
787 7th ave, #midtown NYC. We’re 1 block south. 20 mins ago there was a loud sound like a too-low #helicopter & I looked up and saw sheet of flame on roof and then smoke. News reports saying helicopter/small plane crash onto roof which would be consistent with what I heard/saw. pic.twitter.com/swY3ksLskH
— Lance Koonce (@LHKoonce) June 10, 2019
BREAKING: New York Fire Department is responding to a helicopter that reportedly crashed into a building in Midtown Manhattan: https://t.co/SlrM4QIGz5 pic.twitter.com/qqBs6JcWyy
— Complex (@Complex) June 10, 2019
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