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This was a full-scale crash of a helicopter, or whether it was a crash landing. because the nature of the way this ceiling came down, and what we re hearing from those who survived and those who were there at the time, there was this bang, then the dust started to fall. it sounds more as if the helicopter was making an emergency landing on the roof, and then the ceiling collapsed. but that at the moment is speculation. richard, do you know what the weather was like when the helicopter crashed? reporter: fairly clear. i mean, it s a cold night. it s pretty much like tonight. we re not told that that would have been a factor. the helicopter s involved, police scotland helicopter, the heliport, just off to my left, it s about a couple of miles away. so when helicopters are coming and the helicopters are often frequently flying over the river and over the downtown glasgow, and when it comes in to land, this is the route it would ....
All night and into the morning, search and rescue efforts continued after a police helicopter crashed into the roof of the pub filled with friday night revelers in glasgow in scotland. jim murphy said he arrived moments after the crash. most of the helicopter appeared to be inside the pub, only part of it sticking from the top. reporter: he saw at least 10 people injured, including people struggling with consciousness, and others with bleeding wounds to the head. christina o neil, who saw the crash from her apartment across the street said she heard what sounded like a low-flying airplane. a couple of seconds, and then i heard a massive crash. reporter: after the sounds of the impact, she saw smoke and people running from the pub. one witness who was inside reported not hearing the crash, because there was a band ....
Playing, and all of a sudden, there was a whooshing sound and a lot of dust that came down from the ceiling. then more of the ceiling fell, and people started running out. hours after the crash, the helicopter bearing the word police on its damaged tale was still smoldering. there were three people on board, two police officers, and a civilian pilot. people remain trapped inside the one-story pub. urban search and rescue specialists are working to make the bar safe so firefighters can get to the victims still trapped, says the scottish fire and rescue service. the british prime minister, david cameron, tweeted about the situation saying, my thoughts are with everyone affected by the helicopter crash in glasgow, and the emergency services working tonight. and tonight, the helicopter remains shrouded in the tarpaulin. the rescue workers are being very careful how they handle the scene. ....
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