Aircraft crashes into NYC building
Unknown whether plane or chopper involved
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Updated: 3 minutes ago
NEW YORK - An aircraft crashed into a high-rise apartment building on Manhattan's Upper East Side in New York City on Thursday, NBC News reported. There were conflicting reports about whether it was an airplane or a chopper.
Video from the scene showed at least three buildings in the high-rise engulfed in flames.
According to local affiliate WNBC, officials said the aircraft was a helicopter, not a plane. That had not been confirmed by any other sources.
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