New York • A helicopter crash-landed on the roof of a rain-shrouded midtown Manhattan skyscraper Monday, killing the pilot and briefly triggering memories of 9/11, even though it appeared to be an accident unrelated to terrorism.
The crash near Times Square and Trump Tower shook the 750-foot-tall AXA Equitable building and forced office workers to flee on elevators and down stairs.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who spoke to reporters at the scene, said the impact caused a fire, but it was under control.
The pilot was believed to be the only one aboard, and there were no other reports of injuries, authorities said.