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Don Tiny

Post subject: KOMO chopper crashes in downtown Seattle near Space Needle

Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 11:37 am

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(great show; great episode)

Seriously though, looks just awful .... can't imagine being any part of it in the sky or on the ground.

Few seconds of video of early aftermath.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfiAPc2b1qw

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/News-helicopter-crashes-burns-beside-Space-Needle-250790281.html?tab=video&c=y

EATTLE - Two people were killed and one was critically injured when the KOMO News helicopter crashed and burned on takeoff Tuesday morning on Broad Street only yards away from the Space Needle.

Emergency personnel immediately rushed to the scene.

Three vehicles were struck in the crash.

Witnesses said a man could be seen running from from one car with his clothing on fire, and he was extinguished by officers at the scene. He was then rushed to Harborview Medical Center in critical condition with burns over more than 50 percent of his body.

Huge flames and plumes of black smoke poured from the burning wreckage, about 50 yards from the base of the Space Needle. Fuel gushing from the wreckage caught fire and burned for a block from the crash scene.

The Seattle Fire Department said two people were found dead in the wreckage.

Witnesses said the helicopter crashed as it was taking off from the helipad on the roof of Fisher Plaza, across the street from the Space Needle.

"It looked like the helicopter was trying to take off, and it just was trying to stabilize and it looked odd ... and it just took a nose dive right down there on the street," said one eyewitness. "And the scary thing about was the gas from the helicopter started leaking and it caught a car or two on fire - so it's crazy."

Another eyewitness, Brian Cruz, said he saw the chopper in trouble in the air near the helipad.

"It looked like it got hung up on some cables, and before you know it - boom! - it dropped dropped to the street," he said.

Chris McOlgan was in a car just behind the crash.

"It just blew up instantly," McOlgan said. "Nothing could have been done."

Fire crews were able to extinguish the flames within a half-hour. Traffic was diverted from the area.

An investigation is under way.

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rogers park bryan

Post subject: Re: KOMO chopper crashes in downtown Seattle near Space Need

Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 11:52 am

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My first thought was that is gonna cause major traffic issues and there will be no one to hover over it

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Hawg Ass

Post subject: Re: KOMO chopper crashes in downtown Seattle near Space Need

Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 11:53 am

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rogers park bryan wrote:

My first thought was that is gonna cause major traffic issues and there will be no one to hover over it

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Chus

Post subject: Re: KOMO chopper crashes in downtown Seattle near Space Need

Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 2:47 pm

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Don Tiny wrote:

Witnesses said a man could be seen running from from one car with his clothing on fire, and he was extinguished by officers at the scene. He was then rushed to Harborview Medical Center in critical condition with burns over more than 50 percent of his body.

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Peoria Matt

Post subject: Re: KOMO chopper crashes in downtown Seattle near Space Need

Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 2:56 pm

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rogers park bryan wrote:

My first thought was that is gonna cause major traffic issues and there will be no one to hover over it

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Chus

Post subject: Re: KOMO chopper crashes in downtown Seattle near Space Need

Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 2:59 pm

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0L2AVD898s

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lipidquadcab

Post subject: Re: KOMO chopper crashes in downtown Seattle near Space Need

Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 4:28 pm

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Major points for the Sealab reference...

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Don Tiny

Post subject: Re: KOMO chopper crashes in downtown Seattle near Space Need

Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 6:47 pm

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Denver channel showing random twitter accounts about the chopper crash end up showing someone's cock live on air. Gasps and covered mouths aplenty.

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Darkside

Post subject: Re: KOMO chopper crashes in downtown Seattle near Space Need

Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 7:20 pm