STORM2K

Posted: **Wed Oct 11, 2006 1:51 pm**

Nothing else known right now.

:eek:

Posted: **Wed Oct 11, 2006 1:59 pm**

Oh dang! Any info?

Posted: **Wed Oct 11, 2006 2:00 pm**

Helicopter. The Apartment building is on fire and people are apparently trapped. The weather conditions are poor. Stock Market is dropping.

Posted: **Wed Oct 11, 2006 2:00 pm**

NBC is reporting that witnesses say it was a helicopter.

Posted: **Wed Oct 11, 2006 2:00 pm**

it hasnt hit cnn yet

Posted: **Wed Oct 11, 2006 2:03 pm**

My Mom called and told me that it was on the upper east side near a heliport.

My Mom is watching CNN.

Posted: **Wed Oct 11, 2006 2:03 pm**

Yes, it's E 71st St.

Posted: **Wed Oct 11, 2006 2:05 pm**

20-story residential building on East 72nd street. No indication of terrorism.

Posted: **Wed Oct 11, 2006 2:06 pm**

WABC is reporting 524 E 72nd St. WNBC is reporting 71st and York.

Posted: **Wed Oct 11, 2006 2:09 pm**

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15223650/

Still not sure if it's a helicopter or a small plane.

Posted: **Wed Oct 11, 2006 2:10 pm**

FAA confirmed it was a small airplane according to CNN.

Posted: **Wed Oct 11, 2006 2:11 pm**

10th, 11th, and or 12th floors on fire

Posted: **Wed Oct 11, 2006 2:12 pm**

Must be multiple buildings. WABC is reporting that the 42nd floor of 524 E. 72nd St. is on fire

Posted: **Wed Oct 11, 2006 2:13 pm**

Breaking News:

Small plane crashes into Manhattan building (AP) » Read More, Watch Live Video
AP
Aircraft crashes into Manhattan building

3 minutes ago

NEW YORK - A small aircraft crashed into a high-rise on the Upper East Side, setting off a fire and startling New Yorkers, police said. There were conflicting reports on whether the aircraft was a small plane or a helicopter.

Fire Department spokeswoman Emily Rahimi said an aircraft struck struck the 20th floor of a building on East 72nd Street. Witnesses said the crash caused a loud noise, and burning and falling debris was seen. Flames were seen shooting out of the windows. Video from the scene showed at least three apartments in the high rise fully engulfed in flames.

There was no immediate word on any deaths or injuries.

It was not immediately known if it was a terrorist act.

Still not known how many are dead or injured...also, some debris and fuel fell out of the building, sparking a fire on the ground per CNN...

Posted: **Wed Oct 11, 2006 2:14 pm**

if it is the belaire, it is a 50 story building

Posted: **Wed Oct 11, 2006 2:14 pm**

NO Terrorism related says Norad.

Posted: **Wed Oct 11, 2006 2:15 pm**

dow is down 26 points but falling

Posted: **Wed Oct 11, 2006 2:16 pm**

CNN: Confirmed that it was a plane.

ABC: Confirmed that it was a helicopter.

Posted: **Wed Oct 11, 2006 2:17 pm**

Regit wrote:CNN: Confirmed that it was a plane.

ABC: Confirmed that it was a helicopter.

ROFL!

Posted: **Wed Oct 11, 2006 2:21 pm**

More info on the exact building that was hit:

NEW YORK - A small aircraft crashed into a high-rise on the Upper East Side, setting off a fire and startling New Yorkers, police said. There were conflicting reports on whether the aircraft was a small plane or a helicopter.

Fire Department spokeswoman Emily Rahimi said an aircraft struck struck the 20th floor of a building on East 72nd Street. Witnesses said the crash caused a loud noise, and burning and falling debris was seen. Flames were seen shooting out of the windows. Video from the scene showed at least three apartments in the high rise fully engulfed in flames.

"There's huge pieces of debris falling," said one witness who refused to give her full name. "There's so much falling now, I've got to get away."

Whether anyone was injured was not known, and it was unclear if the crash was an act of terrorism.

The address of the building is 524 E. 72nd Street — a 50-story condominium tower built in 1986 and located nearby Sotheby's Auction House. It has 183 apartments, many of which sell for more than $1 million.

Those are some expensive apartments...also, reports from a firefighter that it was indeed a small plane...
Link:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/plane_nyc

STORM2K

BREAKING NEWS: Plane crash into NYC building

BREAKING NEWS: Plane crash into NYC building