NBC local news helicopter crashes in Los Angeles, killing three
Investigation and related bus collision
The helicopter crash occurred after a vehicle collision in the area involving a Los Angeles Metro bus and a passenger vehicle earlier on Tuesday that killed at least two people.
According to media reports, several TV news helicopters were in the area reporting on the bus collision, when the NBC helicopter crashed.
Reports said the helicopter crashed and burst into flames near a storage building in the San Fernando Valley, as news crews were covering the bus crash.
At least four cars and two storage containers caught fire after the helicopter crashed, the fire department said. The fire was quickly put out as more than 70 firefighters responded to the crash, the department said in its briefing.
The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration will investigate the crash, the fire department said.
