Carnage Down Under: Helicopter Slams Into Hotel Roof in the Gateway City to the Great Barrier Reef

Carnage Down Under: Helicopter slams into hotel roof in the gateway city to the Great Barrier Reef

The pilot of the chopper died when he crashed into the roof of a hotel in Cairns, Australia. Video shows smoke billowing into the night sky.

Following the accident, hundreds of guests and staff were evacuated from the building.