Devastating Accident Rocks London SkyscraperCrazy Accident today rocked a new residential skyscraper under construction in the Vauxhall area of London. The St. George Wharf Tower currently under construction was hit by a helicopter, and the crane was damaged and fell to the ground. The pilot of the helicopter was killed in the accident, that seems to have been caused by a deep fog that was surrounding London at the time. Here is a more detailed account of what happened from the BBC News Service in England.
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BBC News Service:
The helicopter hit the crane on top of The Tower, One St George Wharf beside the Thames at about 08:00 GMT.
Cars and two buildings caught fire after the burning wreckage fell into Wandsworth Road in South Lambeth. Eighty firefighters tackled the blaze.
The pilot, Capt Pete Barnes from charter firm Rotormotion, was killed, along with a person on the ground.
Mr Barnes, 50 and from near Reading, Berkshire, had asked to be diverted to a nearby heliport because of bad weather.
Metropolitan Police Commander Neil Basu told BBC News it was "miraculous" the crash was not much worse.
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