One dead as helicopter crashes in Los Angeles

The incident caused a fire as the helicopter landed near several vehicles and two large cargo containers, Los Angeles Fire Department said in a statement.

The cause of the crash is unknown and authorities have not said how many people were in the helicopter.

"We're trying to determine how many patients were inside the helicopter," Captain Branden Silverman, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles Fire Department, said during a press conference.

Silverman described the helicopter as "pretty well destroyed".

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will lead an investigation into the incident.