Houston Authorities Respond to Report of Helicopter Crashing Into Radio Tower

The Houston Fire Department said connected Sunday nighttime that it was responding to reports that a chopper had deed a vigor operation successful the city’s Greater East End neighborhood.

Videos circulating connected societal media appeared to amusement the aftermath of the accident.

The Houston Fire Department said connected societal media that it was responding to a “reported chopper crash” astatine North Ennis Street and Engelke Street. The Houston Police Department said its investigators were besides headed to that location.

The occurrence section said the mishap happened astatine astir 7:54 p.m. It did not supply accusation astir imaginable injuries oregon deaths, and did not instantly respond to a voicemail message.

Sam Elsaadi said helium was having meal connected the patio of a edifice successful the Greater East End vicinity erstwhile helium saw the operation collapse.

“I heard thing similar fireworks and I looked up and I saw the operation occurrence retired and wholly crumble,” Mr. Elsaadi, 42, said successful telephone interrogation connected Sunday night.

Mr. Elsaadi near the edifice and drove a fewer blocks to wherever the mishap occurred. He get astatine the fenced disconnected country astatine the basal of the structure. Shards of the operation were each implicit the crushed and the writer was connected fire, helium said.

Local occurrence and constabulary responders arrived connected the country soon afterward, helium said.

Mario Castillo, a Houston assembly member, said successful a connection on X that helium was “monitoring the chopper crash.” He said it was a “private touring helicopter,” not 1 that belonged to the Houston Police Department.

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