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At least 16 feared dead in fiery hot air balloon crash outside Austin (Video)
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/state/headlines/20160730-at-least-16-feared-dead-in-fiery-hot-air-balloon-crash-outside-austin.ece
LOCKHART, Texas (AP) -- A hot air balloon carrying at least 16 people caught on fire and crashed in Central Texas on Saturday, causing what authorities described as a "significant loss of life."
Erik Grosof with the National Transportation Safety Board would not provide an exact number of how many people died. The crash happened at about 7:40 a.m. in a pasture near Lockhart, and Lynn Lunsford with the Federal Aviation Administration said earlier that the balloon was carrying at least 16 people.
A witness told reporters she didn't see the balloon crash, but she "saw the fireball go up."
Authorities have not said where the balloon was based out of, though Caldwell County Sheriff Daniel C. Law told The Associated Press that it's the kind of situation where people can walk up and buy a ticket, unlike an airplane, which would have a list of names.
The land near the crash site is mostly farmland, with corn crops and grazing cattle. Cutting through that farmland is a row of massive high-capacity transmission lines about 4 to 5 stories tall. The site of the crash appears to be right below the overhead lines, though authorities haven't provided further details about what happened.
The FAA and NTSB are investigating the situation. Grosof said at a news conference that the NTSB has deemed it a major accident and a full-bore investigation will begin Sunday when more federal officials arrive.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott asked in a statement that "all of Texas to join us in praying for those lost."
Lockhart is about 30 miles south of Austin.
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Hot Air Balloon Crashes in Texas With 16 Aboard; No Survivors Found
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/31/us/balloon-crash-texas.html?_r=0
A hot air balloon carrying at least 16 people caught fire and crashed in central Texas on Saturday,
federal officials said, and local authorities said it does not appear that there were any survivors.
Lynn Lunsford, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration, said in a statement that the balloon crashed into a pasture near Lockhart, about 30 miles south of Austin, after catching fire in the air. The accident occurred shortly after 7:40 a.m. local time, he said.
At least 16 feared dead in fiery hot air balloon crash outside Austin (Video)
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/state/headlines/20160730-at-least-16-feared-dead-in-fiery-hot-air-balloon-crash-outside-austin.ece
LOCKHART, Texas (AP) -- A hot air balloon carrying at least 16 people caught on fire and crashed in Central Texas on Saturday, causing what authorities described as a "significant loss of life."
Erik Grosof with the National Transportation Safety Board would not provide an exact number of how many people died. The crash happened at about 7:40 a.m. in a pasture near Lockhart, and Lynn Lunsford with the Federal Aviation Administration said earlier that the balloon was carrying at least 16 people.
A witness told reporters she didn't see the balloon crash, but she "saw the fireball go up."
Authorities have not said where the balloon was based out of, though Caldwell County Sheriff Daniel C. Law told The Associated Press that it's the kind of situation where people can walk up and buy a ticket, unlike an airplane, which would have a list of names.
The land near the crash site is mostly farmland, with corn crops and grazing cattle. Cutting through that farmland is a row of massive high-capacity transmission lines about 4 to 5 stories tall. The site of the crash appears to be right below the overhead lines, though authorities haven't provided further details about what happened.
The FAA and NTSB are investigating the situation. Grosof said at a news conference that the NTSB has deemed it a major accident and a full-bore investigation will begin Sunday when more federal officials arrive.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott asked in a statement that "all of Texas to join us in praying for those lost."
Lockhart is about 30 miles south of Austin.
Also:
Hot Air Balloon Crashes in Texas With 16 Aboard; No Survivors Found
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/31/us/balloon-crash-texas.html?_r=0
A hot air balloon carrying at least 16 people caught fire and crashed in central Texas on Saturday,
federal officials said, and local authorities said it does not appear that there were any survivors.
Lynn Lunsford, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration, said in a statement that the balloon crashed into a pasture near Lockhart, about 30 miles south of Austin, after catching fire in the air. The accident occurred shortly after 7:40 a.m. local time, he said.
