Hot Air Balloon crash/fire caught on tape.
 

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19 people killed.

What caused the fire?scary.

Dam! I had know idea those balloons could hold that many people

OMFG!!!

I hate those things.

How the hell did the pilot survive?

Probably jumped up right before the basket hit the ground.

18 Priests and a hot air balloon pilot aboard a balloon with one parachute....

Holy shit this happened again?

Showing my wife this video will surely eliminate her desire to go on one of these things.

The pilot is sure to be under fire for this.

The people filming seemed like that balloon catching fire and crashing to the ground was an everyday thing.

To hell you are going.

Maybe he can catch the next hot air balloon ride to Hell!

I can't imagine a much worse way to die? Horrible

If I've saved one life.....I've done my job.

could you imagine if this happened in midair!!!



oh wait, nevermind...

THEY ALL FLOAT GEORGIE.....THEY ALL FLOAT!!!!!!!!

DAMMIT!

I thought I had it 'till the very end there. Well played, headsnap.

As to the rest of you, I am disappoint.

If it were me filming or observing, I would want off my hot air balloon ASAP

Combustible material

More 2012 Chiefs highlights.

Wow, horrible way to go. How'd the pilot survive though?

That's what happens when you fly your hot air balloon too close to the sun..

that ****ing thing fits 19 people? or did it have like 5 people in it and by chance landed on 14 people standing at a rug shop on the ground

Thumbs up if you came here for fire.

:thumb:

:eek: Nope. I will never consider riding in a hot air balloon now.

http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instanc...0/31038475.jpg

I went for a Hot Air Balloon ride and a Great White concert broke out.

That only works in elevators, and you have to guess when it's gonna hit bottom.

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/02...to-join-probe/


Okay, this makes MUCH more sense.

Apparently the balloon was very close to the ground and attempting to land, when the fire broke out and two people jumped out. Both survived with no broken bones (just some cuts). But one of those was the pilot!

So, 19 unfortunate souls were in a burning basket as it swept back up into the air very quickly. Topped out at 1000 feet and burst, killing all who remained. Many, like you'd expect, jumped to their deaths long before the balloon burst. One of the survivors (the non pilot) lost his wife to the crash.

His ups must have been so good that they negated the downward force as he lands right on his feet. :P

Seriously though I have no idea how he did that.

So it sounds like it came down close to the ground, the two jumped out, and then it rose back up to nearly 1000 feet again? IM guessing thats where this vid starts?

Thats crazy.
And the sign said NO SMOKING!

That is more epic then a dumpster fire. I hope nobody was hurt.

the pilot jumped out? he should be fired.

Not sure if serious.:spock:

LMAO

4 or 5 of the fatalities were Japanese tourists. It was a huge story on the news while I was there last week

I'll bet there were tons of photos of the fire ball descent recovered from the cameras at the scene. Howy cwap, we gonna fawl!

It went up in flames like a Led Zeppelin..

Good lord.

http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/...-accident.html

Donte Stallworth in hospital after hot-air balloon accident
Free agent wide receiver suffered burns after balloon hit power lines.
Joe Fortenbaugh
02:53PM EST

Former New England Patriots wide receiver Donte Stallworth is in a South Florida hospital Saturday after a hot-air balloon he was riding in with his girlfriend hit power lines, according to Mike Reiss of ESPN Boston.com.

Stallworth was burned in the accident, but ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that the injuries aren’t serious enough to jeopardize the ten-year veteran’s career.

The accident occurred around 10:00am eastern time and involved a third passenger who was reportedly not injured.

After spending the first four seasons of his career with the New Orleans Saints, the 32-year-old Stallworth has bounced around the league, playing with Philadelphia, Cleveland, Baltimore, Washington and Philadelphia. He is currently a free agent.