Hot Air Balloon Collides with Power Lines, Ignites Fire in Minnesota
TL;DR
A hot air balloon attempting to land in a field in Rochester, Minnesota, was pushed into power lines by a gust of wind, causing the basket to disconnect and fall to the ground, sparking a small brush fire. Two of the three passengers sustained minor injuries, and the balloon was found a couple of miles away without its basket. The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the incident.
- Hot air balloon crashes into power lines in Minnesota, sparking a brush fire NBC News
- Hot air balloon hits power line, starts fire in Rochester FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul
- Video shows Hot air balloon crashing into powerline near Highway 63, south of Rochester ABC 6 News KAAL TV
- Minnesota: Hot air balloon crashes into motorway BBC.com
- UPDATE: Hot air balloon goes down in southeast Rochester KTTC
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