1 person is dead after a helicopter crashed on top of building in Manhattan

One person has died after a helicopter crashed on top of a building in Manhattan, the New York Fire Department says.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday confirmed that a helicopter crashed onto the building, which is located at 787 7th Avenue.

Cuomo said that "people who were in the building said they felt the building shake" but that nobody inside has been hurt. The New York Times reports that the pilot of the helicopter, who was the only person in the aircraft, has died.

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The New York Fire Department has confirmed that at least one fatality is reported. It has also confirmed that the fire at the building has been extinguished.

Cuomo on Monday said that while "as soon as you hear an aircraft hit a building, my mind goes wherever New Yorkers' minds go," there's "no indication of anything more than" a helicopter making an emergency landing.