A helicopter has crashed into the roof of a hotel in the city of Cairns, prompting mass evacuations of the area.
Queensland Police declared a Public Safety Preservation Act (PSPA) and an exclusion zone was enacted. encompassing Esplanade, Minnie Street, Aplin Street and Grafton Street.
Emergency services were called to the crash on the Esplanade in Cairns, Australia, at approximately 1.50am this morning.
Queensland Ambulance confirmed in a social media post that “a helicopter has crashed into the roof of a hotel,” before adding: ‘The building was evacuated as a precaution and there were no injuries on the ground.’
The public has been advised to avoid the area as police continue to investigate the incident.
A look at the police cordon set up outside a hotel in Esplande in Cairns city where a helicopter crashed.
Queensland Ambulance said there were “no injuries to people on the ground.”
Aerial view of the city of Cairns in Australia, where a helicopter crashed into the roof of a hotel (file image)
According to social media posts, the hotel is believed to be the Hilton Doubletree.
One person said on X, formerly Twitter, that people are “sitting in the Hilton evacuation centre in Cairns, there has been no communication from authorities to us evacuees.”
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