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Seoul: Chopper crashes into highrise, kills 2
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Seoul: Chopper crashes into highrise, kills 2, A helicopter belonging to the LG Group which was on its way to a nearby landing field where it was scheduled to pick up LG employees and head to a Korean city in south plunged to the ground in Seoul on Saturday
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SEOUL: A helicopter belonging to the LG Group which was on its way to a nearby landing field where it was scheduled to pick up LG employees and head to a Korean city in south plunged to the ground in Seoul on Saturday, killing the two pilots after its propeller clipped the side of a 38-story luxury apartment building. LG Electronics Inc. said the two were company employees.
I heard a blast sound while I was sleeping, so I ran out. The boom sounded like a war had started,'' said Jeong Young-woo, 54, an apartment tower resident. But no one was hurt in the apartment tower. TV footage showed shattered windows on the upper levels of the building. The helicopter was nearly destroyed save for its tail section.
Fire official Cha Yang-oh told reporters that the helicopter crashed in the upscale Gangnam district in southeastern Seoul and a 57 year old captain Park In-kyu died. A 36 year old vice-captain survived crash but later died in the hospital.
The I-Park building is one of the most expensive apartment buildings in Seoul.
Seoul was foggy on Saturday morning but Cha declined to say if the thick fog played a role in the crash.
Gangnam is Seoul's trendy district that became famous due to South Korean rapper PSY's smash hit music video "Gangnam Style."
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