This morning an ABC news affiliate KOMO helicopter in Seattle crashed at Broad Street near the Space Needle striking two vehicles below.

The Seattle Fire Department confirmed two dead in the charred wreckage. A third victim was rushed to Harborview Medical Center with critical injuries. Fuel from the vehicles caught fire shooting up huge flames and black smoke clouds only approximately 50 years away from the base of the Space Needle.

One man was seen running from a car with his sleeve on fire.

Firefighters extinguished the fire within 30 minutes and diverted traffic.

Photos from the scene:

.@komonews helicopter crashers near Space Needle, 2 dead http://t.co/aMjN7MCsyN http://t.co/Orgxy7DaQB pic.twitter.com/mW3itXaeXg

— The Business Journal (@PSBJ) March 18, 2014

UPDATE: News helicopter crashes in Seattle; at least 2 dead http://t.co/tHjYyJ9uFZ (Photo: @Deb_Slater) pic.twitter.com/Q7PK3Esike

— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 18, 2014

DEVELOPING: Helicopter crashes near the Space Needle in Seattle: http://t.co/92NSSAgZ73 pic.twitter.com/K6jOHI73IH

— ABC News (@ABC) March 18, 2014

2 people are dead in a helicopter crash near Seattle's Space Needle: http://t.co/x9HDWX1GHd pic.twitter.com/X78gBnByTm

— CNN (@CNN) March 18, 2014