Two helicopters collided in midair earlier than crashing into automobile park of electrical automobile dealership, fireplace service says.
Revealed On 14 Jun 2026
Two helicopters have collided in mid-air over the Brazilian metropolis of Rio de Janeiro, killing all six individuals on board, native authorities stated.
Officers have launched an investigation into the reason for Sunday morning’s crash over a western suburb of town referred to as Recreio dos Bandeirantes.
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Firefighters stated the helicopters collided earlier than plummeting into the parking zone of an electrical automobile dealership, setting about 20 autos on fireplace.
Fireplace providers spokesman Fabio Contreiras stated the blaze was troublesome to extinguish due to poisonous gases launched by lithium-ion batteries within the electrical autos.
“When this kind of battery catches fireplace, it releases extremely poisonous gases and intensifies each the temperature and severity of the blaze,” Contreiras stated.
“Extinguishing a fireplace in certainly one of these autos requires three to 4 instances the quantity of water wanted for the standard automobile fireplace.”
He added that the encompassing space was densely populated and that the dying toll would have been far increased had the helicopters not crashed into the automobile park.
Contreiras stated rescue employees had found one helicopter in flames among the many electrical automobiles, with 5 victims inside. A second helicopter, discovered about 100m (328 ft) away, was carrying solely the pilot, who additionally died.
Particles from the helicopters was discovered tons of of metres from the crash website. Footage shared on-line confirmed a thick plume of smoke rising from the automobile park into the sky.
Contreiras stated authorities would wish to assessment recordings of the incident earlier than the reason for the crash may very well be confirmed.
Helicopter crashes are frequent in Brazil.
In line with statistics from the Middle for Investigation and Prevention of Aeronautical Accidents (CENIPA), there had been 84 plane accidents in 2026 previous to Sunday’s crash.
