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Local NBC News Helicopter Crashes and Burns in Los Angeles, Killing Three
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THE BRIEF
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A local NBC news helicopter crashed and burst into flames in the Chatsworth neighborhood of Los Angeles on September 15 while covering a nearby bus collision, killing at least three people.
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NBC4 Los Angeles anchor Colleen Williams confirmed during a live broadcast that the station's NewsChopper4, operated by Angel City Air, went down just before 7 p.m. near a commercial storage building.
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More than 50 firefighters responded to the scene where the crash destroyed the aircraft and ignited four cars and two storage containers, while federal authorities launched an investigation.