A helicopter crashed into a radio tower in Houston, Texas, on Sunday night, killing multiple people, including a child, authorities said.
The Houston Fire Department said the incident occurred in the city's Greater East End neighborhood at 7:54 p.m. Houston Police Chief J. Noe Diaz said the commercial plane with four people on board either struck a cable from the tower or actually crashed into the tower. According to the press conference new york times.
Diaz said there were no casualties on the ground.
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A helicopter crashes into a radio tower in Houston, Texas. (Houston Fire Department)
It was not immediately clear whether all four people on board the helicopter were killed. Officials said they did not know the age of the deceased child.
According to fire officials, a two- to three-block fire broke out in a grassy area after the tower collapsed. No other structures on the ground were affected by the impact.
Houston Mayor John Whitmire said the incident was “tragic” but that “we're lucky it didn't get much worse” because no gas tanks near the scene or homes in the area were affected. ” he said.
Multiple people, including children, died in the accident. (Houston Fire Department)
He said the tower was “surrounded by residents and we were very lucky that it didn't fall in either direction.” “The fireball was mostly isolated.”
The mayor said there was some power outage for residents near the scene, but it was not immediately clear how many people were affected or how long the outage would last.
Some residents told the New York Times that the impact shook their homes and felt like an earthquake. One resident said an explosion then occurred and the lights in the house flashed briefly.
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There were no casualties on the ground. (Houston Fire Department)
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City Councilman Mario Castillo said on social media platform
This incident is still under investigation. The Federal Aviation Administration is leading the investigation into the crash.
