BREAKING: Helicopter has reportedly crashed into a building in midtown Manhattan; UPDATE: One person has reportedly died

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.

***

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

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

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.

***

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

***

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