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March 18 2014
In Seattle, Washington, a news helicopter being used in a joint partnership between KOMO and KING, crashed at Seattle Center.
A news helicopter crashed in downtown Seattle Tuesday morning, killing at least two people and injuring one, according to officials.
The helicopter is used by local television networks KOMO, an ABC affiliate, and KING5, an NBC affiliate. It crashed around 7:40 a.m. PT, according to NBC News.
Seattle Fire Department said three cars were burning, and paramedics took at 37-year-old man, who had been in one of the cars, to the hospital in critical condition.
According to King5.com, the man managed to pull himself out of the car before he was taken to Harborview Medical Center.
Three passengers were on board the helicopter, which was taking off from a downtown helipad when it crashed and burned, according to FAA.
The crash happened next to Seattle’s landmark, the Space Needle, at 400 block of Broad Street, next to Fisher Plaza, where KOMO is based.
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