Los Angeles News Helicopter Crash
At Least Three Dead
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9:10PM PT — NBC LA confirmed during their on-air coverage of the crash that the news helicopter did belong to their station. They took a moment to let viewers know they will be taking some time off air to process the news. The names of those on board have not been confirmed
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A Los Angeles news helicopter went down in a fiery crash Tuesday evening, leaving three people dead and sending a towering cloud of thick black smoke over the area.
The aircraft is believed to belong to KNBC, the Los Angeles NBC affiliate. Not long after the crash, the station’s anchor, Coleen Williams, told viewers the station had “lost contact with our people.”
BREAKING: A news helicopter crashed and caught fire at the intersection of Prairie St. and Lurline Ave. in Los Angeles, igniting multiple vehicles.
The helicopter was among several news helicopters covering a prior fatal bus crash in the area. Firefighters are responding to the…
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NBC4 anchors appeared visibly emotional as they continued covering the helicopter crash live on-air.
The helicopter crashed while the news crew was covering a deadly bus crash that claimed at least two lives.
Officials have not yet said what caused the helicopter to crash into the ground.
The National Transportation Safety Board is leading the investigation.
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