One person was killed after a helicopter made a force landing onto the roof of a skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan of New York City Monday afternoon, according to authorities.

据有关部门称，周一下午，一架直升机强行降落在纽约曼哈顿市中心一座摩天大楼的屋顶上，造成一人死亡。

The crash occurred around 1:45 p.

m.

(1745 GMT) at 787 7th Avenue in Manhattan, an office building over 50 stories tall at the heart of the city.

A fire was caused by the crash and was quickly brought under control, said the New York City Fire Department (FDNY).

事故发生在下午1:45左右(GMT时间1745)，地点是曼哈顿第七大道787号，这是一座位于市中心50多层高的办公楼。

纽约市消防局(FDNY)说，事故引发火灾，并迅速得到控制。

Emergency responders have swarmed the site and several streets in the vicinity have been blocked.

紧急救援人员涌向现场，附近的几条街道被封锁。

People working in the building told media that they felt the building shake when the helicopter crashed, and the building was later evacuated.

大楼里的工作人员告诉媒体，当直升机坠毁时，他们感觉到大楼在摇晃，随后大楼被疏散。

US President Donald Trump said in a tweet an hour after the crash that he has been briefed on the incident and thanked the first responders for their "phenomenal job.

"事故发生一小时后，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普在推特上表示，他已经了解了事故情况，并感谢第一反应人员的非凡工作”。

Meanwhile, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo's secretary Melissa DeRosa said on Twitter that President Trump called the governor to ask about the crash and "to offer any assistance needed.

"与此同时，纽约州州长安德鲁·库莫(AndrewCuomo)的秘书梅利莎·德洛萨(MelissaDerosa)在推特上说，特朗普总统打电话给州长，询问坠机事件，并提供任何需要的帮助”。

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said at a press conference at around 4 p.

m.

(2000 GMT) that the crash showed no indication of terrorism or any ongoing threat to New Yorkers at the moment, and no other passenger was in the helicopter, but he stressed that the conclusions were based on "preliminary information.

"纽约市市长Bill de Blasio在下午4点(GMT时间2000)的新闻发布会上说，坠机事件目前没有显示出恐怖主义或对纽约人的任何持续威胁的迹象，直升机上也没有其他乘客，但他强调，这个结论是基于初步信息。

”It is yet unclear if the crashed helicopter had permission to be flying midtown or whether the foggy and rainy weather has contributed to the crash.

目前尚不清楚坠毁的直升机是否获准在市中心飞行，也不清楚大雾和多雨的天气是否是导致坠机的原因之一。

The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed that the crashed helicopter is an Agusta A109E, and the National Transportation Safety Board will be in charge of the investigation.

美国联邦航空管理局(Federal Aviation Administration)证实，坠毁的直升机是一架阿古斯塔A109E，美国国家运输安全委员会(National Transportation Safety Board)将负责调查。

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