A helicopter has crashed in Los Angeles, and three people were determined to be dead at the scene, with a fourth victim taken to the hospital in unknown condition, CBS Los Angeles reported Tuesday.
The NTSB and FAA will handle the investigation, the fire department said.
The crash occurred in the San Fernando Valley, between two commercial buildings near the 9100 block of N. Mason Avenue, with the aircraft appearing to have landed on top of two shipping containers and several parked vehicles.
The circumstances surrounding the crash remain unclear.
According to the report, a large fire broke out after the crash and spread to nearby vehicles.
"We do have one confirmed patient who seemed to be outside of the helicopter when it crashed," said LAFD Captain Branden Silverman. "That person was declared deceased on scene. ... At this point, we have not confirmed how many victims, or how many people, were inside the helicopter."
"The helicopter itself, it's pretty well destroyed, so we are going to have to go through the rubble and see how many victims there were on board as well as identify the helicopter," Silverman said.
Los Angeles police are also investigating the crash.