All personnel on board ​a military helicopter have been ‌killed in a crash near Muzaffarabad in Pakistani Kashmir.

Axar.az informs, citing Reuters, that Pakistan's ​military said in a ​statement on Wednesday, without specifying ⁠the number of deaths.

"An ​Mi-17 helicopter of Pakistan Army ​Aviation crashed near Muzaffarabad today during take-off due to technical fault. There were no survivors," ​the military said in ​a statement.

Rescue teams have ‌reached ⁠the site and a board of inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the ​exact technical ​cause ⁠of the accident, it said.

The helicopter crashed ​while taking off and ​caught ⁠fire, a Reuters witness said, adding that firefighters were ⁠trying ​to control the ​flames.