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| Norway helicopter crash: At least 13 people involved in aviation disaster near Bergen | Norway helicopter crash: At least 13 people involved in aviation disaster near Bergen |
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| Several people have been found dead after a helicopter carrying at least 13 people crashed off the west coast of Norway, near the city of Bergen. | |
| Eleven people have been found dead, the Aftenbladet newspaper reports. | |
| Police spokesman Morten Kronen said the helicopter had "crashed, it is totally smashed". | |
| There were "reports of an explosion and thick smoke" and people in the sea, he added. However, rescue officials told broadcaster NRK there was no sign of any survivors. | |
| Images on Norwegian media showed huge billows of smoke on the island of Turoey | |
| The helicopter, a Eurocopter 225, was transporting workers from the Gullfaks north sea oil platform to Bergen. | The helicopter, a Eurocopter 225, was transporting workers from the Gullfaks north sea oil platform to Bergen. |
| Statoil, the company that owns the platform, have temporarily grounded all Europcopter 225 helicopters. | Statoil, the company that owns the platform, have temporarily grounded all Europcopter 225 helicopters. |
| Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg wrote on Twitter about the "horrifying reports" and said she was being kept informed about the rescue work. | Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg wrote on Twitter about the "horrifying reports" and said she was being kept informed about the rescue work. |