A fire official told the BBC that one of the dead had been onboard the helicopter. Reports as of 8 a.m. EST said that the helicopter pilot was among the dead.

According to the Los Angeles Times, the helicopter hit a crane mounted on a skyscraper in misty conditions, sending both crashing to the ground as fuel spilled along the street.

Video footage showed flaming debris on the ground in the Vauxhall district of south London, close to the headquarters of the British spy agency MI6, the LA Times wrote.

The paper pointed out that helicopters are common in London.

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