Editor’s note: Please scroll down for updates.
Breaking news out of Manhattan, with reports that a helicopter or plane has crashed into a building in midtown:
BREAKING / NBC NEWS: Reports of a helicopter or small plane down on top of a building in midtown Manhattan.
MORE TO COME.
— Tom Winter (@Tom_Winter) June 10, 2019
#BREAKING: A plane has crashed into a building in midtown Manhattan, NYPD officials confirm. https://t.co/GrbeiUUBPf
— PIX11 News (@PIX11News) June 10, 2019
Hearing that this may be a helicopter down in Manhattan. https://t.co/YAttwoW9EX
— Jason Rabinowitz (@AirlineFlyer) June 10, 2019
MAN 2-ALARM 787 7 AVE, HIGH RISE HELICOPTER CRASH INTO BUILDING,
— FDNYalerts (@FDNYAlerts) June 10, 2019
BREAKING: Emergency response in Midtown Manhattan, west of 30 Rock and north of Times Square, emergency alert says:
"Due to FDNY activity, expect road closures and a heavy presence of emergency personnel at 7th Avenue and West 51st Street in Manhattan." https://t.co/kdrUxk2XiK
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 10, 2019
Please pray that no one is seriously injured.
Stay tuned. We’ll update this post with further developments.
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Update:
According to FDNY Twitter accounts, it was a helicopter that crashed:
FDNY members are operating on scene at 787 7th Ave in Manhattan, helicopter crash landing.
— FDNY (@FDNY) June 10, 2019
In the meantime, an evacuation is underway:
Evacuation in midtown @nbcnews @msnbc pic.twitter.com/y2x8aJTIrr
— Ron Allen (@RonAllenNBC) June 10, 2019
More:
Visibility around Manhattan is awful right now. Not really sure what this helicopter was doing at the time, but the weather appears to be awful. #nyc pic.twitter.com/rVvqGwAlzB
— Jason Rabinowitz (@AirlineFlyer) June 10, 2019
MORE: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo arrives on scene of apparent helicopter crash in Midtown Manhattan, @CBSNewYork reports https://t.co/IC3oa3821r pic.twitter.com/noCIdGFu8i
— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) 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
We’ll keep adding new information as it becomes available.
Editor’s note: The headline of this post has been changed to reflect the FDNY’s confirmation that the craft was a helicopter.
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Update:
MORE: NYPD and FDNY officials say the crash happened at The AXA Equitable Center at 787 7th Avenue in Manhattan. It's home to tenants including BNP Paribas, UBS and Citigroup
— TicToc by Bloomberg (@tictoc) June 10, 2019
.@NYGovCuomo: "If you are a New Yorker you have a level of PTSD from 9/11. As soon as you hear an aircraft hit a a building, my mind goes where the mind of every New Yorker goes."
He says there is "no indication" the crash was intentional. pic.twitter.com/t1elFQUiGj
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) June 10, 2019
Cuomo doesn’t know know how many people in the helicopter — local news reports only the pilot, and reports one injury.
“We don't know what caused the helicopter to land on the top of the building”: Cuomo
On people inside the building: "no one has been hurt."
— Tom Namako (@TomNamako) June 10, 2019
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Update:
UPDATE: 1 dead in Manhattan helicopter hard landing on skyscraper, FDNY says.
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) June 10, 2019
LIVE: @NBCNews Special Report: 1 dead in Manhattan helicopter hard landing on skyscraper, FDNY says. https://t.co/nCgUUMy29p https://t.co/NFH4dXWE0P
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 10, 2019
NBC News: Here's what we know so far. 1 person is dead following a helicopter crash on the roof of a building located near 51st Street and 7th Avenue.
Right now, officials are calling it a "hard landing" and there are no initial indications of any criminality.
— Tom Winter (@Tom_Winter) June 10, 2019
.@NYCMayor gives latest on helicopter crash in Manhattan:
* 1 person dead, presumed to be pilot
* no other fatalities or injuries know as of now
* cause of accident not now known— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) June 10, 2019