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ORIGINAL TEXT PROVIDER: Reuters
ALTERNATE TEXT PROVIDER INFO: Reuters, AUG 01
ORIGINAL VIDEO PROVIDER: Reuters
ORIGINAL VIDEO SOURCE: NATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
BY: NATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, AUG 01
ORIGINAL VIDEO DESCRIPTION: NATURAL
INTRO TEXT: Helicopter crashes in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos
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VIDEO SHOWS: CRASHED HELICOPTER, PEOPLE STANDING
SHOWS: LAGOS, NIGERIA (AUGUST 1, 2023) (NATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY - All Access)
1. CRASHED HELICOPTER / PEOPLE STANDING
2. VARIOUS OF CRANE READY TO LIFT HELICOPTER PARTS
3. PEOPLE STANDING AROUND WRECKAGE
STORY: A helicopter crashed and burst into flames in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos on Tuesday (August 1), emergency services said.
The helicopter came down in Ikeja, a busy area of the city, said Ibrahim Farinloye, Lagos state spokesperson for the National Emergency Management Agency.
He said two people were on board and have been rescued alive.
Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency said the helicopter crash-landed on a road in front of the United Bank for Africa building in Lagos. He added that four people were taken to hospital.
(Angela Ukomadu, CVDP)
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