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| Seven killed in Dubai air crash | Seven killed in Dubai air crash |
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| Seven people were killed when a helicopter crashed into an oil rig off the coast of Dubai, officials say. | |
| The victims were a Briton, an American, a Filipino, a Venezuelan, a Pakistani and two Indian nationals, the country's Civil Aviation Authority said. | |
| The helicopter crashed into the deck of the rig during take-off, Petrofac, the operator of Dubai government's offshore oilfields, said in a statement. | |
| An investigation is under way into the cause of the crash. | An investigation is under way into the cause of the crash. |
| The incident happened on at 2020 (1720 GMT) on Wednesday when the Aerogulf Bell 212 helicopter, carrying two crew members and five passengers, was on a routine flight from the Rashid oil field, 70 kilometres (43.5 miles) from Dubai, Aberdeen-based company Petrofac said. | |
| "During take-off the helicopter crashed onto the deck of the Resilient, the Maersk jack-up drilling rig," it said. "The aircraft then broke up and fell into the sea. | "During take-off the helicopter crashed onto the deck of the Resilient, the Maersk jack-up drilling rig," it said. "The aircraft then broke up and fell into the sea. |
| "Immediately following the incident, a fire broke out on the main deck of the drilling rig which was quickly contained and extinguished." | "Immediately following the incident, a fire broke out on the main deck of the drilling rig which was quickly contained and extinguished." |
| The company said there were no survivors on board and that there were no additional casualties on either the drilling rig or the platform. | The company said there were no survivors on board and that there were no additional casualties on either the drilling rig or the platform. |
| All operations on the Rashid field have been suspended and the platform and drilling rig have been secured, Petrofac said. | |
| The company confirmed that the victims were foreign contractors and said that their relatives were being informed. |