15 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleSareen HabeshianLos Angeles
BBCAt least one person has died after a helicopter crashed in suburban Los Angeles, fire officials say.
Three other people were injured when the aircraft went down between two commercial buildings in the Chatsworth neighbourhood, a Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) spokesperson told the BBC.
Footage from the scene showed two shipping containers and several vehicles burning. The blaze has been extinguished, the fire department said.
It was not immediately clear who was operating the aircraft, but local media reports suggested it was a news helicopter that was flying near the scene of a fatal bus crash.
LAFD Captain Branden Silverman told the local affiliate of the BBC’s US partner CBS: “We do have one confirmed patient that seemed to be outside of the helicopter when it crashed.
“That person was declared deceased on scene. At this point, we have not confirmed how many victims, or how many people, were inside the helicopter.”
Los Angeles Police Department confirmed the helicopter was not one of theirs.
The incident occurred just before 19:00 local time on Tuesday in the area of Lurline Avenue and Nordhoff Street.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will lead the investigation into the incident.
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