Phuong Le and Manuel Valdes, Associated PressPosted: Wednesday, March 19, 2014, 1:08 AM SEATTLE - A news helicopter crashed into a street and burst into flames Tuesday near Seattle's Space Needle, killing two people on board, badly injuring a man in a car and sending plumes of black smoke over the city during the morning commute. The chopper was taking off from a helipad on KOMO-TV's roof when it went down at a busy downtown intersection and hit three vehicles, starting them on fire and spewing burning fuel down the street. Kristopher Reynolds, a contractor working nearby, said he saw the helicopter lift about five feet off the low-rise building before it started to tilt. The chopper looked like it was trying to correct itself when it took a dive. "Next thing I know, it went into a ball of flames," Reynolds said. Witnesses reported hearing unusual noises coming from the helicopter as it took off after refueling, said Dennis Hogenson, deputy regional chief w...