Several People Killed in Helicopter Crash into Radio Tower in Houston

In the collision, many individuals perished, one of them a toddler.

Multiple persons, including a kid, were killed after a helicopter crashed into a radio tower in Houston, Texas, on Sunday night, according to authorities.

According to the Houston Fire Department, around 7:54 p.m., an incident occurred in the Greater East End district of the city. According to Houston Police Chief J. Noe Diaz, during a press conference, the four-person private plane either impacted a wire originating from the tower or damaged the tower itself, as The New York Times reported.

According to Diaz, there were no casualties on the ground.

It was unclear at first if all four occupants of the chopper had perished. Authorities stated that they were unsure of the deceased child’s age. After the radio tower fell, according to fire officials, a fire the size of two to three blocks broke out in a grass field. The crash did not affect any other ground-based constructions.

Houston Mayor John Whitmire described The event as “tragic”, adding that “it is fortunate it wasn’t worse” because nearby residences and a gas tank were unaffected.

The structure “is surrounded by residents and that’s where we were very fortunate that it didn’t topple in one direction or another,” according to him. “The fireball was pretty much isolated.”

The mayor reported that some nearby neighbours were experiencing power disruptions, although it was unclear how many people were affected or how long the outages would last.

Several locals informed the New York Times that the collision shook and felt like an earthquake. A resident reported that there was an explosion and a temporary flickering of the lights in his house after that.

On social networking site X, Mario Castillo, a city council member, stated that he was keeping an eye on the helicopter accident and that it was a “private touring helicopter” instead of one that was part of the Houston Police Department.

Investigations into the event are still ongoing. The Federal Aviation Administration is heading the crash investigation.