Video report from Channel Nine, but the
written report is interesting from a firefighting professional
Miraculously he escaped from the aircraft, which came down about 250 metres from the police and fire air wing, before it caught on fire, Superintendent Chris Jurgeit from Fire and Rescue NSW told AAP.
"The firies who were at the air wing saw the fire, ran over to it and started extinguishing," he said.
They were soon joined by three fire trucks.
The pilot was treated at the scene by paramedics for minor injuries to his head and chest, as well as for minor burns to his knees, before being taken to Liverpool Hospital.
He was said to be in a stable condition.
The helicopter was covered with plastic, and will be examined by air traffic investigators.
"We have issues with substances the chopper was made from," Supt Jurgeit said.
"There is a lot of carbon fibre in it.
"Under fire conditions it can sometimes put contaminants into the atmosphere, which aren't very good."
As a precaution, a nearby factory was closed.
The media around the world sometimes astound me with their reporting prowess
