2 killed in helicopter crash into apartment complex.

OAN’s Abril Elfi

3:59 PM – Tuesday, August 29, ⁣2023

A fire rescue helicopter crashed into an apartment complex in Florida, resulting in the tragic ⁣loss of two lives.

Following the crash of a Broward Sheriff’s Office Fire Rescue helicopter into an apartment building​ on Monday, an ⁣air rescue ⁤flight paramedic and a ⁤resident lost their lives, ⁣while four others sustained ​injuries.

According to Federal Aviation Administration officials, the helicopter had three crew members on board when it went down around 8:45 a.m. in the vicinity of North Dixie Highway and Atlantic Boulevard, southwest of the Pompano Beach Airpark.

A ‍witness captured⁤ footage ⁢on their⁣ cell phone, showing⁢ smoke and flames ⁣engulfing the helicopter before it spiraled downward, with its​ tail visibly damaged and disintegrating.

“On ⁣top of the roof was all fire, a big ball of fire, that’s⁤ all, and then​ like I said a second explosion,” witness Ruben Chavez said. “We felt the ​heat, ​so⁤ that’s when we said ‘okay, we’ve got to go.’”

Aerial helicopter footage reveals the ⁤extensive damage caused ​to the apartment building complex as a result of‌ the crash.

Officials have stated that the fire rescue helicopter was en route to a scene in North Lauderdale at the time of the ​accident.

Among the three individuals on ​board the helicopter, one lost their life. The⁣ deceased has been identified as Broward Sheriff’s Office Captain Terryson⁤ Jackson, a⁤ 50-year-old veteran of the agency.

The ​second fatality was an adult ‌woman residing in the building, whose identity has not been disclosed.

The two‌ firefighters who ‍survived ‍the⁢ crash managed to escape the wreckage and were transported to the hospital, along​ with two other affected residents.

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