Flaming hot metal rained down as people ran for their lives, screaming: How ten seconds of terror descended on Londontvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! s, L+ ?6 y7 n* j' X! |' o
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It looked like a scene from a disaster movie.公仔箱論壇: q: l, D- P/ a, G
Debris crashing down to the ground. A helicopter cart-wheeling out of control. Streets and cars set on fire by burning fuel.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。7 Q# _" g) A! K0 j& |& g8 d8 Z
One moment a stream of rush-hour traffic was crawling to work in the fog. # p5 p: s7 T9 w; i+ U# S 4 A# W6 U( Q# L5 J2 Y) O/ ~The next, people ran for their lives, screaming in fear, desperately trying to find shelter from what one woman described as 'a meteor shower' of flaming metal raining down. % Y8 h7 L; P: M4 A: y! f) r0 o5 {0 V) g% D
To a horrifying soundtrack of falling masonry and deafening explosions, it was the moment ten seconds of terror descended on London.( P6 `3 o& a+ w, |7 z. G
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In one of the busiest areas of the capital, the helicopter sliced through the top of a crane 'like a piece of paper' and disintegrated in the street.: R. h0 A1 d" d! `8 v9 ~2 U$ n
5 D- X' v- t. e- k: X& j aYet, incredibly, witness accounts spoke not of scores dead or injured but of the 'miracle' which allowed so many to walk away unscathed. 2 C& T1 i0 R# g0 ~/ M 4 e) L% `, y: Z0 G( ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvbEven the crane operators escaped certain death – they were both late for work for the first time anyone could remember yesterday. 1 V2 H- M `- M* xTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 1 \+ O* \0 S7 |TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Others told how they had been only seconds away from the path of a fireball or lethal flying debris.$ |; ?: t, x$ L( h5 [- Z
And when dense fog finally lifted to reveal the devastation beneath, it wasn't hard to see what they meant.5.39.217.769 U+ B. m. R- x- W" c* E
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Michael Krumstets was walking to work with his flatmate when he saw the helicopter and heard 'a loud crack'. It had hit the top of a crane above the 50-storey tower being built beside the river at St George Wharf, snapping the jib and sending it crashing down.' r0 e$ E, E' R/ G
TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。) B1 t. }: w* b& [- B - D2 H/ o6 f0 V; t$ h* aCarnage: Debris and ash litter the scorched road as the emergency services begin the clean up( x8 o+ a7 n' ]2 }" X; G0 p
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'Big blast of heat': The burnt out and buckled remains of a car reveal the extent of the inferno the crash causedtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 m) U; b! s- o8 ]
, r1 a" J& \; ZTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。'We were just so lucky,' he said. 'If we'd been walking down that road a couple of seconds earlier we'd be dead.' Still shaking with shock, he and his flatmate ran to help people and gave one water. All around people fled cars or buildings. Two motorcyclists left their bikes and ran. 6 r1 ?7 W2 @" P公仔箱論壇 ! x# Y# e+ x8 Y- O! G# n% p, pOne man got a hammer from his car and sprinted to a burning vehicle to smash its windows in case anyone was trapped, but was beaten back by flames. ( O/ A1 [" \. _ v4 ~) d2 Y9 a5.39.217.76 5 @& F4 {" f0 }' U4 n3 \William Belsey, working nearby, said there was a 'huge panic'. 'Everyone was shouting, "Get out! Get out!" For a minute I thought I was going to get crushed by some falling debris. It was complete chaos.' tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 S; n4 _0 r# F/ D# W! M, \' {$ k: { ) M, H7 P6 O( b& @5.39.217.76Major emergency: The scene of a helicopter crash on Wandsworth Road in Vauxhall, central London, after the fire had been extinguishedTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 H) f) V( f" l, x( y0 Z
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Some had been in bed when tragedy struck; at least one took to the freezing streets in a dressing gown. Others leant from windows, while rivers of burning fuel stretched more than 30 yards along the road. 5.39.217.76: S3 e% g4 _( [5 I8 A/ s6 p" O% s
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One woman told me she looked out of her flat window to see the mirror-glass windows of a neighbouring block 'glowing orange' from flames spreading along the street.' ~ {7 x& \. M# m7 G
4 y% Y6 W% _9 s. u( I/ ?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbShe said: 'I heard the bang, then this terrible screeching noise, followed by a big explosion and a smaller one. Then, silence. The whole thing must have lasted just ten seconds. When I looked out I could hardly see anything through the fog except this horrible orange glow. I thought it had to be a bomb or a terrorist attack. Then someone came and told us to get out.' 6 [- y! q9 { A$ u. z, d- @) A公仔箱論壇" u' B5 k; V% E: h/ M. l! U
The woman, who asked not to be named, said helicopters often used nearby Battersea helipad, adding: 'They always follow the river. This one must have flown over the buildings and straight into the crane. It was like a mini 9/11.'5.39.217.76! I# W9 n: M8 }( U% D. j
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To look at images of burned-out cars it is hard to believe anyone got out alive. Astonishingly, some did. Stonemason Lee McPherson told how a couple scrambled through the passenger door of their VW Golf when it was struck by flying debris as they drove on Wandsworth Road. Seconds later the car burst into flames as the helicopter smashed beside it.公仔箱論壇: e! _6 D/ \9 K9 R
4 v) Q/ k0 {, atvb now,tvbnow,bttvbMr McPherson said: 'It's incredible they escaped with their lives.' + Z5 E& A( _8 {1 Z9 O5 f _5.39.217.76 ! u" r4 H$ c) s# G, KThe crash happened near busy Vauxhall train station, which sees hundreds of commuters pass over its tracks every day9 A0 I* |1 \! M u1 N7 M" r
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Carnage: Debris lies on the ground after a helicopter crashed into a construction crane on top The Tower St George Wharf in central London 7 d, M( U5 i7 MTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 ]0 {; \' \* s4 `% } TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。1 l6 Z: p2 B- R% B+ R, ]# m, i
% R7 L! d0 o- ~TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Mangled wreckage: The scene after a helicopter crashed into a construction crane on top of the St George Wharf tower building in Vauxhall, central London 3 Z5 x7 H* v; I) l; R. H7 P5.39.217.76公仔箱論壇$ L6 B$ G# {; W% g# K4 Y
The area, home to some of London's busiest stations, was heaving with rush-hour travellers yesterday morning. You had only to watch thousands of commuters walking with hundreds of residents as they were evacuated over Vauxhall Bridge to realise how high the toll might have been., l+ Z( N$ |% R2 k- a& J
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Others were on the school run. Sharon Moore, 36, was walking eight-year-old daughter Tiah to school from their home alongside Wandsworth Road, where the helicopter crashed. At first the mother of five thought she had stumbled on to a film set.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。, K- y4 S' V9 ?
2 Y3 r0 B1 C5 y. F& B公仔箱論壇'They do a lot of filming in this area. That what I thought I was watching,' she said. 'Initially the helicopter was flying fine. Then all of a sudden it started shaking and rocking from side to side and making a strange sound. It veered to the left and then smashed into the main boom of the crane. 9 t2 s- f/ F5 D9 D% p" h5 C( r8 C / [) d# ]( B3 f& ?' e5.39.217.76 , ]! S! ?! J: Q) Y2 M0 I
Firefighters pick through twisted metal at the scene of the crash in Vauxhall $ e1 w' Q9 p7 @5.39.217.76 . I' R& F7 b% z2 L% [& o+ j# utvb now,tvbnow,bttvb TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。; O% S* {) o9 h
The area, home to some of London's busiest stations, was heaving with rush-hour travellers yesterday morning ! w' `! {) [& u: N9 ]2 n % r$ x; a* g, W" |* stvb now,tvbnow,bttvb |( {+ l/ } L; A D7 QSmash: A pall of smoke was visible near the River Thames in Vauxhall, London, amid reports that a helicopter has crashedTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。1 W+ _. f1 f& s+ |) ]
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Scene: It's believed the helicopter, which hit the under-construction The Tower St George Wharf was carrying a pilot but no passengers5.39.217.768 i' x9 U# x8 V/ s5 b
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) N9 c/ M: D0 z5 @4 h( u5.39.217.76'The helicopter just started spinning round and round and was falling really fast to the ground. It took just seconds to come down and it then seemed to land right on a car. There was this sound of "boom-boom-boom", a triple explosion.5.39.217.76! `* [" c1 X1 N9 E) w9 s( ]9 K
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'There was just a blast of heat and the blast nearly knocked us off our feet. My little girl is traumatised.'公仔箱論壇) K+ e, N0 p! P7 d6 T' E. }9 i
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Dustcart driver Paul Robinson, 42, from Dagenham, east London, escaped unhurt despite being directly beneath the crane, where he was waiting to pick up waste. - Y8 T* G _' o! CTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 - {: B, i' r% X/ t* a* j# T/ D! J) Gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'I heard a massive thump on my lorry and thought someone had hit me from behind,' he said. 'Then all this metalwork started raining down. I thought, "This is it – I'm dead"., O$ s/ o, O# x; S. l' _
TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。! K6 [( N8 o7 E4 b# f( Z: ?! I . q! w8 }0 ^6 F8 Q- [TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Road on fire: Emergency services were called to the scene near Battersea Bridge at Vauxhall, central London, after reports at 8am that the aircraft had hit a crane ' p' A, a3 l2 G5.39.217.76& ]& J( ? w& f# c3 c+ Z' b2 V* v 7 i8 A% M6 r U9 T- ]0 m- U8 h6 m$ x, etvb now,tvbnow,bttvbFlames: This is a grab from footage of a car on fire at the scene on Wandsworth Road following the helicopter crash in Vauxhall, central London % O& w! A6 J6 U. Z& {5 W: b2 S, _公仔箱論壇) a* o' P+ |$ {9 E9 | tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ T) t% w! _4 A4 k& B e
Scorched: London Fire Brigade handout photo of the scene in Vauxhall, central London, after a helicopter crashed into a crane0 a: F6 f; I6 Q# u/ x% S9 A; I
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'I leapt from the wagon and started running across the roadway. There was a group of us running and dodging oncoming traffic. When I looked back there was a piece of the crane about 30ft long, lying by my truck. I'll never come closer to death.' The blaze sent choking black smoke spiralling into the air. Firemen reported seeing it a mile away. , s6 X0 w9 ?- o8 D! }, P6 KTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 . a3 S- R0 a! k3 M公仔箱論壇Station Officer Bruce Grain, one of the first firemen to arrive, said the scene was one of 'absolute chaos'. 'The helicopter was still alight and part of the rotor blade was on the roof of nearby buildings,' he said.. |6 b9 e: i( j7 r) d g( \% `
% `5 O' D6 Q3 t+ Dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAs he spoke, the fog and low cloud that had obscured the top of the crane for much of the morning lifted. Then, just as quickly, it came back. Once again, the top of the tower was rendered almost invisible.0 X J3 C# w# P6 ^* D( T# \. e
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Firemen and the ambulance services at the wreckage of the helicopter crash 3 ?( B* p, k, c9 C5.39.217.76 $ d! B: y' D3 r/ f" _# J; F1 X# E& n/ D: E6 n, B
Wreckage: The scene in Vauxhall, central London after two people died in the crash5.39.217.76 s; `& {2 b3 D/ B% _3 N7 [ c# n 作者: vandas 時間: 2013-1-18 03:37 AM
* Y$ r2 _; B' K' {: {0 ^他表示,在國際飛行組織(FAI)建議下,全球各地皆訂立不同的低飛高度限制,如果航道範圍內有高樓大嵆,民航處會向機組人員發出指示。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb z: Z7 p% S m
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香港民航處回覆本報稱,基於航空安全,以及對地面建築及人身安全的考慮,本港法例對不同飛機的飛行高度有不同限制。& ^" H) o6 g8 u& W8 o$ `
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根據香港法例第448C章第14表第5段,直升機飛越鬧市時,直升機的最低飛行高度,必須較方圓2000呎(610米)範圍內的地面最高固定物體,高出1500呎(457.5米)或以上。明報記者 吳克穎 . a8 R6 X( z2 c) r q0 r9 [5.39.217.76 % z4 O- n7 l1 B; [7 i作者: vandas 時間: 2013-1-18 03:51 AM
The luckiest men in Britain: The crane drivers who SHOULD have been in their cab at the top of London skyscraper when helicopter crashed into it in fog, but both overslept...
Richard Moule and Nicki Biagioni were both late for work - and missed death by minutes
The crash which happened in fog at 8am yesterday, claimed two lives
Police and Mayor of London Boris Johnson say fatal accident could have been 'much worse'
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Two workmen last night thanked ‘divine intervention’ for their astonishing escape from death as a helicopter crashed into their crane and turned into a fireball. 2 B o+ s& w X/ ]7 D, O & z9 q, s8 p0 I4 V) r5 f; g7 d5.39.217.76 The pair should have been in the cabin when disaster struck, sending burning debris cascading 700ft on to the rush-hour streets of London below. / |% T ~& s/ Z' A3 ^
- d' o9 F0 D- g$ W5.39.217.76 Instead, Richard Moule and his colleague Nicki Biagioni were late for work – both had overslept for the first time in years – and missed death by minutes. 4 \7 B+ L: J' g+ utvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ( t2 k3 o" Q1 I' b, Z, L, v; [TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 The crash, which happened at 8am yesterday in fog, claimed two lives, including that of the helicopter pilot, and left 12 injured. But police said it was ‘a miracle’ that the toll was not higher after the helicopter sliced through the crane ‘as if it was a piece of paper’, scattering wreckage over the streets of Vauxhall, South London. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' ^; w( Q. ?1 d7 t) _! e N) L
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Richard Moule (left) with his wife Stephanie, and Nicki Biagioni (right), pictured with wife Leanna, should have been in the crane cab in Vauxhall when the helicopter hit tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" V* j3 j* c8 K) d) y$ ~
公仔箱論壇. l( ?# D9 {5 L 0 ~: U+ @) b/ k3 c0 sWhat remains: A view today of the broken crane after the helicopter accident in Vauxhall, central London, that saw two people die and a dozen more injured yesterday公仔箱論壇* D5 l3 m# X G# T2 U8 Z6 a# p
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Father-of-two Mr Moule, 31, told the Daily Mail: ‘My colleague and I were both supposed to be there at 7am but we were both late. 9 D& A& i6 `1 K, E) }2 Rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ‘It was the first time I’ve been late since starting this job three years ago. I just woke up late. Call it divine intervention if you like. + ]4 M3 Q% i3 n, r+ H8 Y! } ‘I went in on my motorcycle and got there about 7.45am. I was in the basement ready to go up when it happened. TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。! n, c& X. n) w; \. p. o
8 Q, X% F- n' utvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ‘I didn’t hear an explosion. The first I knew was when an alarm went off and people were being evacuated. 8 G2 ~, w6 M" x# E( ?3 s3 h5.39.217.76 ‘The first thing I did was call my wife Stephanie and tell her, “You’ll be hearing about this but I’m OK”. She gave me a big hug when I got back home.’ 公仔箱論壇/ k* @5 I4 b/ W1 h
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Mr Biagioni’s wife Leanna said that her husband, a father of three, had also overslept. . b1 Z7 [+ j: d. H; ?" i$ w She said: ‘He overslept this morning, something he never does and was late for work. He was not up the crane when it hit. 5.39.217.76! D! n2 A) M3 w7 Q# h4 _. o% ^
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Chaotic commute: Thick smoke rises from the burning debris which fell in the middle of a road. Emergency services personnel can be seen flocking to the crash site; \, Y* t: Q5 H4 [! J( X
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Street of flames: An inferno rages near the crash site and encroaches on a car, after a river of aviation fuel from the downed helicopter caught light% s, O+ |, C2 [- G) p7 V" s
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Mangled wreckage: The crane next to Britain's tallest residential skyscraper, the Tower at One St George Wharf, was struck as the pilot 'struggled to see through the fog' ! m& J9 A9 \ F) _8 n1 ]tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 8 m* U! R9 C% S7 ~/ S ‘I thank his guardian angel.’ Mr Biagioni, 30, who is the principal crane operator, was over an hour latefor work. Friends said he was normally woken by his three children – sons Rocco, six, four-year-old Dino, and Luca, two – but yesterday they had slept in. 2 D: |5 Y) H- a- d5 rTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" K0 s B* v; v
He was just arriving at the site on his motorbike and driving down a ramp to park in front of the crane as the helicopter hit. & u; m8 M9 \9 Z2 O
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Mr Biagioni was only late for his shift because his children were not as noisy as usual in the morning. He said: ‘I was very lucky - it's unbelievable. I am still in shock. If it was not for my boys not waking me up, that would have been it. ( f! R6 U* `# _$ K# w- d5.39.217.762 W2 c! a- T3 s# d& |7 Y% Y
'I was very lucky - it's unbelievable. I am still in shock. If it was not for my boys not waking me up, that would have been it' 2 s0 n' ~9 G0 C/ E5.39.217.76Nicki Biagioni, crane worker 4 J ~$ k* R$ ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: S4 c% p0 Q3 E* ~2 @; M' {
‘Normally I would have been up there in the crane but I was running late. Normally I would be have been up there, but instead I just pulled into the site as it all happened. % y& }9 M4 e0 T6 a5 h" t1 P* ~ 7 M7 d$ x: Z; a6 K2 U5.39.217.76 He told BBC Essex: ‘Helicopters fly past lower than the crane all the time. You rely on the fact that it is a very safe route for the helicopters and they are meant to stick over the river. The thought of it had been at the back of my mind but it has never been something that I thought would happen.’ - a. ]1 A( C2 g V4 R$ C公仔箱論壇TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。) B1 b$ S9 ?8 t, S7 L/ g
Witnessesdescribed hearing a loud bang and seeing a flash of light as the helicopter collided with the high-rise crane on top of Britain’s tallestresidential skyscraper, the St George Tower. TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。5 g u5 Y) z. X4 p! l7 L
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PeteBarnes, who has piloted helicopters for movies such as the James Bond film Die Another Day, was alone in the aircraft amid thick cloud when itclipped the structure. 5 P6 X" ]3 F8 m( l, p9 u* j# | $ C% m5 |+ U. c# c2 V Y$ X+ b. PTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 Mr Barnes's brother said it would have been the pilot's 'instinct' to take any steps necessary to minimalise casualties.6 D5 N5 x; e2 w5 {0 F. D8 _
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'It's a matter of instinct, it's whatpilots do,' said Chris Barnes, 55. 'Our condolences go out to the family of the other man who was killed, that's the last thing that my brother would have wanted to happen.' : b$ }& ]# S, t0 p, |( t, X" ^ $ `+ p6 @& A* T: l% e+ U* T Paying tribute to his brother, he added: 'He was outgoing, very personable. A good-looking guy with an irrepressible smile. When he walked into a room you knew he was there, he lit up a room. He was a good guy.' Z! f; t# I) y3 x4 o5 ^
- R* ~4 N5 M4 [/ }- g2 O+ _5.39.217.76 ! V) e2 L5 s8 K% Mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbRepair: Workmen scaled the crane today in an attempt to secure the site and allow local residents to return home 5 q4 X' p1 M' VTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 6 m7 e$ J) @7 @: c8 C5.39.217.76 ' x. U/ T9 k. ^5 M7 VThe aftermath: A crumpled piece of metal lays on the floor. Witnesses described hearing a loud bang and seeing a flash of light as the helicopter collided with the high-rise crane / I3 B) A3 [; c公仔箱論壇 0 Y) i8 A; o; m* Q9 |8 j/ aTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。! c- [1 A6 g. G% [$ W5 e
The destruction happened near one of London's busiest transport hubs. Several key roads were closed off, causing commuter chaos, as the emergency services battled fires ' d- K# |) V% ]+ o; g- M S9 D9 `4 \5.39.217.76$ l( @: N! m k$ r2 d/ q
The pilot lived with his partner Rebecca Dixon and their two children, eight-year-old Freddie and Alexandra, 12. ) m& r' z/ ^+ e9 B; @' q# r6 htvb now,tvbnow,bttvb tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) j$ K- x* U" p" S
She told the Evening Standard: 'Obviously he would have been frantic and the lives of others would have been at the forefront of his mind. ) y' [! G5 ~4 Y8 V( _5.39.217.76'It sums up the man. I find it very comforting and so do the children.' , c; @+ O# b6 k( y* ^TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 + W" ~3 C2 _; F- \9 Ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvb The AgustaWestland 109 Power hurtled to the ground and exploded into flames yards from Vauxhall Station, claiming the lives of Mr Barnes and another person on the ground, who was named last night as 39-year-old Matthew Wood from Sutton, South London. 3 u' d" F, _/ w8 Qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, d. ]1 I& @' o, U
London Mayor Boris Johnson said there could easily have been many more fatalities, given the close proximity of the crash scene to one of the capital’s busiest transport hubs, Vauxhall Station, a major supermarket and the headquarters of MI6. 5.39.217.76: b+ q. |3 w$ i. \1 g
# y+ `) }% Y t! L5 D公仔箱論壇 ‘It could have been much worse,’ he said. ! W/ V( m1 V) X. h9 \+ b5 L/ i
Commander Neil Basu, of the Metropolitan Police, said: ‘It was something of a miracle that this was not many, many times worse.’ 3 V+ @ z7 o( C6 j公仔箱論壇 0 E1 y% n* Z0 ]7 B1 Utvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 3 d5 F* [6 E0 ?& K2 w! g6 _; vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTidying up: A specialist police team works today in the aftermath of the helicopter crash in central London公仔箱論壇 ?) K8 H, Y \$ ]0 J6 R' a
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Dramatic video footage and photos of the crash, described by terrified witnesses as being like a 'disaster movie', were uploaded onto the internet, showing images of blazes and chaosTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。+ |+ W" ~9 O, Y- x2 U! V) I" D
8 }4 d. M8 y2 T9 P) t # [7 ]) ]! [8 K+ j: P c. ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe streets were flooded with emergency services trying to help the injured and put out the flames, as police officers were in disbelief that more people had not been hurt in the collision公仔箱論壇# q: Q3 Q1 V, w/ ]: W* G) B- e
2 {4 v s; } A V; z, B+ ]3 ?5.39.217.76 Dramatic video footage and photos of the crash, described by terrified witnesses as being like a ‘mini 9/11’ and a ‘disaster movie’, were uploaded onto the internet within minutes, revealing chaotic scenes, burning wreckage and buildings and cars damaged by flames. ; E& o1 ?: l" F1 o- M5 v4 l
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Several key roads were closed off, causing commuter chaos, as the emergency services battled fires. Initial fears of a possible terrorist attack were quickly discounted. # N- V: T) [- G8 d& {- T' Q! \+ S % U# I- \4 ?' W7 y8 M3 o1 u) D公仔箱論壇 Yesterday accident investigators were probing claims by witnesses that a light on top of the crane may not have working or clearly visible. It also emerged that pilots had been warned of the existence of the crane by the aviation authorities. 0 v* i; u, X4 J# f( F5.39.217.76 * C" A2 ? J( W; Q: @( n5 F3 h Last night at his home in Harlow, Essex, Mr Moule’s two young children were repeatedly telling him: ‘I love you, I love you.’ * k4 H9 A% i+ ^
Mr Moule said that he had no idea what he was supposed to do about reporting for work today. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; }$ c X1 _! M& U6 u
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‘I’m just waiting for them to ring me and let me know,’ he said. ‘They’re more concerned about what happened.’ : ] t; l! m) Vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb His sister Charlotte, 22, wrote on Twitter: ‘Maybe there is a God up there! That was my brother’s crane and he was late for work today!’ % |& d; t3 d8 ^6 q$ ?) \9 o5.39.217.765.39.217.76( U, f4 z% J6 A6 T
A friend of Mr Biagioni, who lives in Loughton, Essex, said that he was ‘devastated’ for the families of those who died. 5.39.217.76" D+ Z* B" U" {+ ^* G0 B
He said: ‘He’s got three little kids. I spoke to him earlier on, he’s devastated about what was happened, but is obviously so relieved that he survived. 7 C* j* _! @) Y6 s$ t公仔箱論壇+ O [7 p. U; |
‘It’s a miracle that he not only lived, but was not hurt.’ 5.39.217.76: P# X+ d3 k+ M) d6 k. \4 }7 p
Mr Biagioni has been told not to go in to work today. He may now lose his job on the site because the crane is inoperable. $ ^6 `: W1 E& N) L1 P5 X
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Yesterday accident investigators were probing claims by witnesses that a light on top of the crane may not have working or clearly visible when the helicopter crashed5 _9 Y5 i, H) ?! O" s& \$ J
5 ]2 ]) \6 q6 c$ m' `5.39.217.76 $ j+ M" l: m9 g, b$ m/ O9 }8 _5.39.217.76The helicopter crashed into a crane at the top of St George Wharf Tower yesterday morning and plunged into rush hour traffic below. Two people lost their lives in the incident$ K( f8 ~$ |3 C1 {' d* F
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Emergency services arrive as smoke pours from the burning debris of a helicopter which crashed in the Vauxhall area after the aircraft hit a crane attached to the nearby St Georges Wharf Tower 2 h: ^, O6 A8 E1 k 3 Q+ S0 U/ K& a& V: e$ {- i' G" ] % v' z; N! @4 S+ Atvb now,tvbnow,bttvbFuel: The helicopter fuel caught light and threatened houses on the street as blazes ripped through the area during rush hour作者: aa00 時間: 2013-1-18 03:54 PM