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Officials: No Fatalities In Helicopter Crash At Bloomsburg Fair

BLOOMSBURG, Pa. (CBS/AP) -- Authorities in Columbia County are investigating a helicopter crash at the Bloomsburg Fair. Officials say the crash happened on the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds, located at 620 W. 3rd Street, on Saturday night.

Officials say there were no fatalities in the crash.

Three people were onboard the helicopter when it crashed, police say.

The popular fair was filled with people at the time of the crash. No one was hurt on the ground.

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The three people aboard the helicopter were taken to a hospital. Their conditions were unknown.

The crash bent the framing and shattered the windows of several vehicles in the parking lot.

Bloomsburg is about 130 miles (210 kilometers) northwest of Philadelphia.

The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash.

(©Copyright 2019 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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