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Helicopter crashes into a building in New York City

By Zach Halaschak
Published June 10, 2019 6:10pm ET
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Helicopter crashes into a building in New York City
New York police officers monitor the streets near 51st Street and 7th Avenue on Monday, where a helicopter was reported to have crash landed on top of a building in midtown Manhattan. | (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

One person is dead after a helicopter crash-landed onto the rooftop of a high-rise building in midtown Manhattan.

The New York City Fire Department confirmed there was a helicopter crash at a high-rise building in the city. The crash occurred around 2 p.m. at the 54-story AXA Equitable Center on 7th Avenue, near Times Square. FDNY says that the pilot died in the crash. A small fire occurred as a result of the accident, but was under control as of 3 p.m.

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