Helicopter crashes into building

amepro · #1 (**permalink**) 10-11-2006, 10:55 AM

Breaking News - helicopter crashes into high rise. Not much information yet. There was an explosion in building.

71st street - York ave (not sure if that's correct)

exigent · #2 (**permalink**) 10-11-2006, 11:01 AM

Did it collapse yet?

Seriously, I hope that not too many people were hurt.

amepro · #3 (**permalink**) 10-11-2006, 11:08 AM

There's reports that people trapped on the upper levels.

nonsqtr · #4 (**permalink**) 10-11-2006, 11:08 AM

See my thread in "media" sub-forum.

Sounds like a couple of apartments are ablaze, nothing more serious than that.

Just don't listen to Fox, turn it off right now. Switch over to NBC or something. CNN, even that would be better than stupid Faux-Noise.

God, what a mess. Faux has been in prime "BIG LIE" mode all morning.

And they still don't know their backsides from a hole in the ground....

Oy.....

Argh:::

amepro · #5 (**permalink**) 10-11-2006, 11:11 AM

I only listen to Fox for the "spin." You can learn a lot on how to manipulate people from them.

Now I'm hearing that is was a small plane???

Joker · #6 (**permalink**) 10-11-2006, 12:11 PM

http://articles.news.aol.com/news/_a...11145609990005

Quote:

Small Plane Hits New York City Building
By COLEEN LONG, AP

NEW YORK (Oct. 11) - A small plane crashed into a high-rise on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, raining down debris on the neighborhood and shooting giant flames out the windows, police said.

Christine Monaco, a New York spokeswoman for FBI, said there was no indication of terrorism in the crash, but that officials "have been sent to the scene as a routine." FAA spokesman Jim Peters said all three New York City-area airports are operating normally.

"The initial indication is that there is a terrible accident," said Department of Homeland Security spokesman Russ Knocke.

The aircraft struck the 20th floor of a building on East 72nd Street, said Fire Department spokeswoman Emily Rahimi. Witnesses said the crash caused a loud noise, and flames were seen shooting out of the windows.

"It's a mob scene with police and helicopters circling," said Sandy Teller, watching from his apartment a block away. "There's a dozen ambulances and lots of firemen waiting on 72nd, on the corner. There's lots of stretchers ready, gurneys. And lots of emergency people waiting."

The crash struck fear in a city devastated by the attacks of Sept. 11 five years ago. Witnesses said sirens echoed across the east side of Manhattan as emergency workers rushed to the scene. The crash triggered a loud bang. Broken glass and debris was strewn around the neighborhood.

"There's a sense of helpnessness," Teller said. "Cots and gurneys, waiting. It's a mess."

The Federal Aviation Administration said it was too early to determine what type of aircraft was involved, or what might have caused the crash in the middle of a hazy October afternoon.

Witness Sarah Steiner, who lives one block away, told CNN that "The fire was raging out of two windows on approximately the 30th floor. ... They are evacuating the building."

The address of the building is 524 E. 72nd Street - a 50-story condominium tower built in the late 1980s and located near Sotheby's Auction House. The Belaire Condo, developed by William Zeckendorf Jr., has 183 apartments, many of which sell for more than $1 million.

Several lower floors of the building are occupied by doctors and administrative offices, as well as guest facilities for family members of patients at the Hospital for Special Surgery, hospital spokeswoman Phyllis Fisher said. No patients were in the high-rise building and operations at the hospital a block away weren't affected, Fisher said. The Hospital for Special Surgery specializes in orthopedic operations.

10/11/06 15:44 EDT

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nonsqtr · #7 (**permalink**) 10-11-2006, 12:37 PM

Typical AP. BS and sensationalism.

We've been watching the video footage all morning, it comes in dribs and drabs, but it tells a whole lot more than sensationalist verbiage.

Sh...oot. My friend is in that bulding, I haven't been able to reach him yet.

This is not good, not good at all. Anyone who cares, please say a quick prayer.

Joker · #8 (**permalink**) 10-11-2006, 02:10 PM

They are now saying the 2 people were killed. The plane was owned by NY Yankee pitcher, Cory Lidle, and as of now, it is assumed he is one od the dead.

bushndick · #9 (**permalink**) 10-11-2006, 04:54 PM

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Breaking News - helicopter crashes into high rise. Not much information yet. There was an explosion in building.

71st street - York ave (not sure if that's correct)

its a train, its a plane, no its superman!!

terrorists strike again, looks like bush's protection plan was all bush it.....