At least eight dead after hot air balloon catches fire and plummets from sky
Twenty-one people were on board At least eight people have died after a hot air balloon caught fire and plummeted from the sky in southern Brazil. The incident happened in the city of Praia Grande on Saturday morning (21 June) with 21 people on board the hot air balloon. The Governor of Santa Catarina, Jorginho […]
9 months ago
Tributes paid to man, 25, who died when homemade hot air balloon burst in the air
‘My wife heard terrible screaming and then silence’ Tributes have poured in for an “awesome” airline pilot who died when his hot air balloon plunged hundreds of feet to the ground. Peter Gregory, 25, was flying over Ombersley, Worcestershire, at 6.20am on Sunday (June 25) alongside his brother when his balloon suddenly deflated. Witnesses watched […]
2 years ago
Man dies in hot air balloon horror as witnesses watched the craft explode in ‘fireball’
‘My wife heard terrible screaming and then silence’ A man has died in a horrific hot air balloon crash after the craft burst into flames mid-air on Sunday morning. Witnesses described seeing a “fireball” and heard “screaming” coming from the balloon as it plummeted to the ground in Worcestershire, around 6.20am. Pictures show the balloon […]
2 years ago
Married couple die in hot air balloon accident as daughter, 13, jumps for her life
The teenager hugged her parents before jumping out of the balloon A married couple who burnt to death when a hot air balloon burst into flames have been named. Jose Nolasco, 50, and his wife Viridiana Becerril, 39, were killed in the accident in Mexico on Saturday, and their daughter, Regina Itzani, is in hospital […]
3 years ago