SEOUL, South Korea (AP) A helicopter plunged to the ground in Seoul on Saturday, killing the two pilots after its propeller clipped the side of a 38-story luxury apartment building.
Fire official Cha Yang-oh told reporters that the helicopter crashed in the upscale Gangnam district in southeastern Seoul. The helicopter belonging to the LG Electronics was on its way to a nearby landing field where it was scheduled to pick up LG employees and head to a Korean city in south.
Cha said 57-year-old captain Park In-kyu died. A 36-year-old vice-captain survived the crash, but died later in a hospital. LG Electronics Inc. said the two were company employees.
Cha said no one was hurt in the apartment tower. The I-Park building is one of the most expensive apartment buildings in Seoul.
"I heard a blast sound while I was sleeping, so I ran out. The boom sounded like a war had started," said Jeong Young-woo, 54, an apartment tower resident.
