Posted on 07/30/2016 9:13:24 AM PDT by gop4lyf
Federal officials said a hot air balloon carrying at least 16 people caught on fire and crashed in Central Texas on Saturday. Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office said there doesn't appear to be any survivors.
"The balloon was occupied and it does not appear at this time that there were any survivors of the crash," Caldwell County Sheriff Daniel Law said in a statement. "Investigators are determining the number and the identities of victims at this time." Lynn Lunsford with the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that the accident happened about 8:40 a.m. Saturday near Lockhart, Texas, when the hot air balloon crashed into a pasture.
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Good Lord!
you are shooting flame into the baloon...
that was a big balloon. the ones i have seen fit about 4 or 5 people tops. landing is actually crashing with someone jumping out to tether the balloon to something stationery in some farmers field. champagne all around. dogs bark the whole time.
Some may also remember this tragic incident 3 years ago.
Similar mid-air fire caused crash.
Deadliest balloon crash in decades kills 19 in Egypt - CNN.com
http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/26/world/africa/egypt-balloon-deaths/
that’s not the correct video - read the comment under it.
Lockhart Texas is where you go to eat really good Bar B que
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Wow and apparently this is not the first time something like this has happened.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj8LY8S2VD8
A word to the wise.
A commenter on the video says it is actually from an Egyptian crash of several years ago.
Sorry, I was going from title of video.
Another one
http://veeds.com/i/se-incendia-y-estrella-globo-aerostatico-con-16-pe*-iSogm5q92BochcS/news-us/
From the article, it seems like a landing accident where operators overcompensated and something heated up too much after a quick ascension. My browser wouldn’t load the video.
Warm and humid in the area this morning.
I thought hot air balloon likes cool and dry.
I saw one 30 years ago flying over Lake Ray Hubbard, they were doing that drop to the water level, dip in the water and they rise back up.
This guy was going south to north and almost got hit by on the I30 bridge.
Fox & Friends Saturday was at a hot air balloon event this morning. Did it happen there?
No. In Texas.
that was a big balloon. the ones i have seen fit about 4 or 5 people tops. landing is actually crashing with someone jumping out to tether the balloon to something stationery in some farmers field. champagne all around. dogs bark the whole time.
Dear God.
No problem - jerky move from the YouTuber that put it online as if it was today’s crash.
Very possibly.
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