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Fire on Snowdonia mountain after 'helicopter crash' Fire on Snowdonia mountain after RAF helicopter performs emergency landing and bursts into flames
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A helicopter has reportedly crashed near Snowdonia, starting a large fire on a mountaintop. An RAF helicopter has burst into flames after performing an emergency landing on a peak in Snowdonia.
Witnesses said they saw a helicopter hit the peak on Tuesday afternoon but police did not immediately confirm the cause of the blaze. The Ministry of Defence said the Griffin helicopter had a technical issue and caught fire after landing safely.
“A Griffin training helicopter safely completed a precautionary landing in Snowdonia this afternoon following a technical issue," a spokesperson said. "All four people on board exited safely, subsequently the aircraft caught fire.”
Huw Price, who was climbing Mount Snowdon at the time of the incident, said he saw the aircraft burst into "huge flames".
"One guy on his way down from the summit said he saw a helicopter land there," he wrote on Twitter. "Another had binoculars and reckons flames 10ft plus."
An spokesperson for the Welsh Ambulance Service said:  “We were called at about 1.50pm to reports of an incident in the Snowdonia area.An spokesperson for the Welsh Ambulance Service said:  “We were called at about 1.50pm to reports of an incident in the Snowdonia area.
“The Wales Air Ambulance has been sent to respond and is currently in attendance at the scene.”“The Wales Air Ambulance has been sent to respond and is currently in attendance at the scene.”