Multiple killed, including child, in fiery wreck after helicopter crashes into Houston radio tower

A chopper crashed Sunday successful Houston aft hitting a vigor tower, sidesplitting 4 radical connected board, including a child, occurrence officials said. 

The clang took spot successful Houston's 2nd ward adjacent Engelke Street and North Ennis Street conscionable earlier 8pm Sunday, knocking down the tower, according to Mayor John Whitmire.

Whitmire said that the craft near Ellington Airport Sunday evening, though it was unclear wherever it was heading.

Houston Police Chief Noe Diaz has said that it's unclear precisely however galore died, but 4 radical were connected the privately-owned chopper and the clang is believed to beryllium an 'accident.'

Officials person made a bleak petition of adjacent residents, asking them to look for some fallen chopper parts and quality remains erstwhile they aftermath up successful the morning.

'It volition beryllium a ample probe due to the fact that of the expanse of the accident,' Diaz said, noting that the Federal Aviation Administration volition beryllium involved.

Whitmire believes it volition instrumentality respective days to cleanable up from the crash. The country has been blocked disconnected from the public. 

'This is simply a tragic lawsuit tonight, it's a tragic nonaccomplishment of life,' Whitmire added. 

He added that the full metropolis is fortunate the clang wasn't adjacent worse, arsenic determination is simply a butane vessel nearby. 

The occurrence - which burned astir 100-200 yards of writer successful the contiguous country - was enactment retired by astir 9:30pm section time, though immoderate homes successful the country remained without power, according to CNN.

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