Australian Transport Safety Bureau boss Angus Mitchell says the crash could have been deadlier as rotor blades smacked into hotel rooms
Hundreds of guests were evacuated and two people hospitalised after the “massive explosion” at DoubleTree by Hilton in Cairns early on Monday.
The hotel was nearly full, with almost 400 guests evacuated, and many people were still walking around Cairns at 1am, which heightened the risk of a more dangerous incident, Mitchell said. “Flying a helicopter, getting it up off the ground isn’t something that anyone could do,” Mitchell said.
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