Helicopter with 3 on board crashes in Northern California

SAN FRANCISCO - A helicopter with three people on board crashed near Fairfield, Northern California on Tuesday.

According to the Solano County Sheriff's Office, the crash caused a power outage affecting some 40,000 PG&E customers.

Three people were believed to have been on board, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said.

FAA Pacific Division Communications Manager Ian Gregor confirmed that a Bell 206 helicopter crashed under unknown circumstances near the intersection of Lyon Road and Soda Springs Road around 1:30 p.m., according to the local media.