A view of a wreckage of a helicopter which crashed killing one and injuring three in Mumbai on Sunday. PTI
Mumbai, December 11
A helicopter crashed and caught fire in Aarey Colony on Sunday, killing one person and injuring three others.
The chopper crashed in an open ground in Aarey Colony, a green belt in suburban Goregaon, a Fire Brigade official said.
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#WATCH: Helicopter 'Robinson R44' crashed in Filter Pada area of Aarey Colony in Goregaon (Mumbai); 2 dead,2 injured (Source: Amateur video) pic.twitter.com/WuflKEcgJu
— ANI (@ANI_news) December 11, 2016
Four persons, all occupants of the chopper, suffered burns and were rushed to a hospital where one of them succumbed to injuries, said DCP (Zone 12) Kirankumar Chavan.
Three fire engines were rushed to the spot and the blaze has been contained, the Fire Brigade official added.
Local residents alerted police and Fire Brigade after they spotted smoke billowing from the crash site.
“We saw smoke in our area at around 11:45 am and realised something untoward has happened,” an eyewitness said.— PTI
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