Helicopter crashes in Los Angeles, killing at least one person

A helicopter crashed between two commercial buildings in California’s San Fernando Valley on Tuesday night, killing at least one person, according to officials.

The crash occurred in Chatsworth, about 25 miles from downtown Los Angeles, near where emergency officials were responding to a deadly bus crash in the area.

One person on the ground has died, LA Fire Department Captain Branden Silverman told reporters on the scene.

The cause of the crash is unknown and authorities have not said how many people were in the helicopter.

“The helicopter itself, it’s pretty well destroyed, so we are going to have to go through the rubble and see how many victims there were on board as well as identify the helicopter,” Silverman said.

The aircraft was a news station helicopter, according to CNN affiliate KCAL/KCBS.

The crash caused a fire as it appeared to land near several vehicles and two large cargo containers, the Los Angeles Fire Department said in a statement. Videos from the scene show thick plumes of black smoke emerging between the two buildings.

CNN has reached out to the Federal Aviation Administraion.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

CNN’s Aaron Cooper and Diego Mendoza contributed to this report.

周二晚间，一架直升机在加州圣费尔南多谷的两栋商业建筑之间坠毁，据官方消息，造成至少一人死亡。

事故发生在查茨沃斯，距离洛杉矶市中心约 25 英里，当时紧急救援人员正在该地区处理一起致命的公交车事故。

洛杉矶消防局队长布兰登·西尔弗曼在现场告诉记者，地面上有一人死亡。

事故原因不明，当局尚未透露直升机上有多少人。

“直升机本身损毁严重，所以我们必须清理废墟，看看机上有多少遇难者，以及确定直升机的身份，”西尔弗曼说。

据 CNN 附属电视台 KCAL/KCBS 报道，这架飞机是新闻电视台的直升机。

洛杉矶消防局在一份声明中表示，飞机坠毁后引发火灾，坠机地点似乎靠近几辆汽车和两个大型货运集装箱。现场视频显示，两栋建筑物之间冒出滚滚浓烟。

CNN已联系美国联邦航空管理局。

这是一则正在更新的新闻。

CNN的Aaron Cooper和Diego Mendoza对本报道亦有贡献。