A military helicopter crashed in a residential area/Wojskowy śmigłowiec rozbił się w oknie mieszkalnej

The Japanese military helicopter crashed on Monday in a residential area in the city of Kanzaki in Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyushu. According to the authorities, the two-man crew probably died.

AH-64 Apache fell to the ground near kindergarten and elementary school, however - according to the Kyodo agency - no child suffered. The Minister of Defense of Japan, Itsunori Onodera, declared that the helicopter had crashed and was on fire. As a result of the catastrophe, one house turned on, but nothing happened to the residents. As Onodera said, the helicopter crew reported irregularities in the machine's operation during the flight, and then attempted to land. Public NHK television showed photos of dense smoke floating between the houses in Kanzaki. 14 fire engines and three ambulances were sent to the site of the disaster.