Hot air balloon carrying at least 16 people crashes in Texas

Hot air balloon carrying at least 16 people crashes in Texas
# 30 July 2016 18:06 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. Federal officials say a hot air balloon carrying at least 16 people caught on fire and crashed in Central Texas, and it is unclear whether there are injuries or deaths, APA reports quoting CBC News.

Lynn Lunsford with the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that the accident happened about 7:40 a.m. ET Saturday near Lockhart, Texas, when the hot air balloon crashed into a pasture.

Lunsford said that the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are going to the scene to investigate.

Lockhart is about 50 kilometres south of Austin.

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