article_snippet: The St. Louis Fire Department  said on Twitter that The St. Louis Fire Department   responded to a helicopter accident and a subsequent fire that had been extinguished.
article_snippet: Pictures from the scene showed charred smoky remains as authorities combed through the accident site.
article_snippet: No patients, employees or hospital visitors were affected, spokeswoman Laura Keller said.  
article_snippet: The St. Louis Fire Department confirmed the pilot was the only fatality.
article_snippet: the pilot's identity has not been released.
article_snippet: No other information was immediately available.