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直升机在纽约坠毁，目前造成飞行员死亡。据消息一架直升机在纽约曼哈顿一楼宇楼顶坠毁!纽约消防部门称，当地时间下午14时左右，一架直升机在曼哈顿中城的一栋54层办公楼楼顶紧急迫降后着火，已有至少1人死亡，确认为直升机飞行员。目前，火势已得到控制。
事故发生在距洛克菲勒中心和时代广场北边不远的第七大道一栋54层办公大楼楼顶。美联社消息称，直升机是在大楼顶部硬着陆，驾驶员当场死亡，现场一度起火，被消防员迅速扑灭。美国联邦航空管理局(FAA)表示，直升机上没有乘客，只有飞行员一人。纽约警察局呼吁市民避开事发区域。纽约州州长科莫(Andrew Cuomo)也已赶到现场。“911事件以后，听到有飞机坠楼总令人担心，但这次事件还没有任何与恐怖袭击有关的信息”科莫说。
纽约市长白思豪在现场发布会上称，没有迹象表明这是恐怖袭击。
美国联邦航空管理局称，坠毁直升机是一架奥古斯塔AW109型轻型直升机。从社交媒体上传出的视频片段可以看到，画面中的直升机在飞行中高度突然大幅下降，稍微稳定后向曼哈顿飞去。白思豪表示，由于事发地临近特朗普大厦，该区域禁止未经申报的直升机飞行。
事故发生时纽约正下着大雨，大量警车、消防车和救护车将第七大道封锁得水泄不通。
坠机事故后，社交媒体上也传出大量人员被疏散的视频。“我们感受到了大楼在震动，很快就接到了疏散指示。” 一名现场工作人员说。NBC消息说，事发区域“挤满了警察、紧急救援车辆和消防车，每个人都在抬头仰望。”至于事故原因，NBC称可能是由于能见度低和雨天造成的。
为帮助大家直观了解事件情况，新东方网也为大家准备此次事件的相关英文报道。
据纽约市消防部分消息，当地时间周一，一直升机于纽约第七大道一建筑上坠毁致机上飞行员丧生。飞机坠机起火并导致曼哈顿中城区附近街道关闭。
A helicopter crashed into a building on 7th Avenue on Monday, killing the pilot, starting a fire and halting traffic on nearby streets in the heart of midtown Manhattan, the city fire department said.
政府相关人士Andrew Cuomo 早些时的消息显示，直升机是在建筑上寻求紧急降落。但事故发生地为禁飞区的中心位置。目前尚不清楚事件发生原因，但表示暂未有迹象表明此次事故与恐怖袭击有关。
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said preliminary information indicated the helicopter made an emergency landing on the building – in the heart of tightly controlled airspace – shortly before 2 p.m. He said he did not know why, but authorities said there was no indication the crash was terrorism related.
Cuomo said the crash resulted in a fire on the roof that was extinguished by firefighters.
"Most importantly, (there is) no evidence that it was anything other than an aircraft accident," he said.
The real estate company that used the helicopter confirmed Monday that the pilot was Tim McCormack, of Clinton Corners, New York. American Continental Properties said McCormack had flown for the company for the past five years.
It said in a statement that “our hearts are with his family and friends.” McCormack, a former volunteer fire chief for the East Clinton Fire District, was alone in the helicopter when it crashed.
FAA records said he had been certified in 2004 to fly helicopters and single-engine airplanes. He was certified as a flight instructor last year.
Authorities say the helicopter was being used for executive travel.
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