Footage has emerged showing hundreds of people evacuating a burning hotel after a helicopter crashed into its roof, sparking a massive blaze.
Emergency services were called to the Double Tree Hotel by Hilton on the corners of Esplanade, Abbott and Florence Street in Cairns, Australia, at approximately 1.50am this morning.
Queensland Ambulance confirmed in a social media post that a “helicopter crashed into the roof of a hotel.”
The hotel was evacuated and no one inside the building was injured, however the condition of the pilot is unclear.
Footage captured by a tourist visiting Australia was shared on social media on Monday showing the hotel in flames as guests watched in disbelief.
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The helicopter crashed into the roof of the Hilton Double Tree hotel in Cairns, causing a massive fire (pictured)
