SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Yonhap) -- A helicopter on Saturday crashed into an apartment building located in the affluent southern part of the capital amid thick fog, leaving two people aboard dead, fire fighters said.
At around 8:55 a.m., the helicopter collided into the upper section of the posh high-rise apartment building located in Samseong-dong before falling to the ground, according to fire fighters.
The accident left the two pilots dead while no residents of the apartment were harmed as they were mostly evacuated, according to the authorities.
"It seemed that the helicopter lost visibility due to the thick fog," said an official at the National Emergency Management Agency.
Police and fire fighters are seeking to retrieve the bodies from the debris of the fallen helicopter, they added. The collision damaged the outer wall of the building spanning the 21st to 27th floors.
They said that they are seeking to find the exact cause of the accident.
The helicopter is owned by consumer electronics giant LG Electronics Inc.
Helicopter crashes into Seoul apartment building | GlobalPost
Note: The type has not yet been confirmed but .. it is fairly well-known that LGE operate one or more corporate S76's based in Seoul (see below):
