Police are responding to reports a helicopter has crashed while fighting bushfires in Tasmania's north.
"Initial reports suggest a helicopter has crashed in a paddock while responding to a bushfire near Lebrina in north-east Tasmania," Tasmania Police wrote online.
"Details of injuries are not able to be confirmed at this stage."
The bushfire is estimated to have burned through more than 1600 hectares.
More to come.
Source: 9News
