Dramatic footage shows the moment a helicopter burst into flames after crashing into a field by a pub in Warwickshire.
Emergency services received reports that the aircraft was on fire after it made an emergency landing nearby the Masons Arms in Long Marston.
The two people onboard the aircraft were able to escape to safety before being found at the scene by paramedics from the West Midlands Ambulance Service.
A witness to the incident said: “They were both very lucky, it caught fire just as they made it out of the helicopter and the blaze took hold very quickly.
”They would not have stood a chance if they had been stuck. The fire completely gutted the aircraft. It was scary stuff.“
Mobile phone footage taken at the scene shows the helicopter engulfed in flames with thick black smoke billowing into the sky.
Three separate crews from Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service were dispatched to tackle the blaze.
Firefighters used hoses along with foam to extinguish the fire.
West Midlands Ambulance Service said one ambulance, a senior paramedic officer and four paramedic officers were also sent to the scene.
A spokesperson for the service said: “On arrival, crews discovered the helicopter well ablaze.
”There were two patients at the scene, who had managed to get out of the helicopter safely.
“Thankfully, they were uninjured in the incident and able to be discharged at the scene.”
Officers from Warwickshire Police also attended the scene.
Additional reporting by SWNS
