BFF-40 Helicopter crash-lands on Manhattan building

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Helicopter crash-lands on Manhattan building

NEW YORK, June 10, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – A helicopter crash-landed on top of a building in midtown Manhattan on Monday, authorities said, with local media reporting at least one person was injured.

“HIGH RISE HELICOPTER CRASH ON TOP OF BUILDING,” tweeted the New York Fire Department, as emergency services flooded the area.

Speaking at the scene New York Governor Andrew Cuomo told reporters there had been “casualties” on board the helicopter, but that no one in the building had been hurt.

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