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Texas hot air balloon crash kills all on board

By Associated Press in Lockhart, Texas | China Daily | Updated: 2016-08-01 07:52

Site of the accident appears to be below high-capacity electrical transmission lines

A hot air balloon carrying 16 people caught on fire and crashed in Central Texas, and it appeared no one survived, authorities said.

Authorities would not confirm the exact number of deaths in Saturday's crash, but Lynn Lunsford with the Federal Aviation Administration said the balloon was carrying at least 16 people and the Caldwell County Sheriff's Office said in a statement that it didn't look like anyone survived.

Texas hot air balloon crash kills all on board

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