NEW YORK (AP) — The New York City Fire Department says the pilot of a helicopter that crashed on a Manhattan skyscraper rooftop has died.
The Fire Department says the helicopter crash landed on the top of the tower, which isn't far from Rockefeller Center and Times Square.
NEW: One person is dead after a helicopter crash lands on top of a Midtown Manhattan building. https://t.co/koKWDnOfy8 pic.twitter.com/TSdF9zJq4C
— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 10, 2019It does not appear anyone else was on board when the crash occurred at around 2 p.m.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo told reporters that a fire began when the aircraft hit, but it is under control. Cuomo said it shook the building. He said there are no reports of injuries of people in the tower.
It was not immediately known what type of helicopter was involved.
View down 51st St with fire trucks on the scene amid reports of a plane or helicopter crash in Midtown, Manhattan pic.twitter.com/vZxPvX1uJP
— BOARD MAN GETS PAID (@FrancisOKC) June 10, 2019Videos posted by onlookers showed emergency vehicles in the street, but no obvious damage to the skyscraper.
