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(NEXSTAR) – A surveillance camera mounted outside of a Houston photo studio appears to have captured the moment a helicopter crash toppled a radio tower on Sunday, killing four people.
The crash occurred east of downtown in Houston’s Second Ward just before 8 p.m., Mayor John Whitmire said at a news conference on Sunday night. The helicopter had taken off from Ellington Field about 15 miles away.
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Footage from the surveillance camera shows an aircraft making contact with something in the distance just after 7:51 p.m., according to the timestamp. The video then shows a flash of light, a loud noise, and then another flash of light appearing to come from the ground. Footage shared by Nexstar’s KIAH also shows fiery debris at the site of the radio tower…