Helicopter in NE China's Dalian catches fire

(ECNS) -- A helicopter in northeast China’s Dalian carrying out forest protection missions caught on fire on Wednesday morning, causing two injuries.

At about 11:40 a.m., when the helicopter was landing at a forest protection station in the Jinpu New District, its rear rotating blades collided with the ground, causing a fire, resulting in damage.

At 12:10 p.m., the fire on the scene was extinguished. Two of the three crew on it were slightly injured and have been sent to a hospital.