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30 Jul 16 19:03
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Hot air balloon now. Caught fire and 16 dead..

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By:
guinness2dear
When: 30 Jul 16 19:35
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-36933150
By:
guinness2dear
When: 30 Jul 16 19:36
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-texas-balloon-crash-idUSKCN10A0IX
By:
Ibrahima Sonko
When: 30 Jul 16 21:14
Im up for anything, but sailing in a balloon is not for me.
By:
Foinavon
When: 30 Jul 16 22:51
That and bungee jumping. What on earth could go wrong?
By:
akabula
When: 30 Jul 16 22:57
Parachuting is another.
By:
Just Checking
When: 30 Jul 16 23:47
TBF a parachute in a balloon is a good idea. I think they used to wear them in spotter balloons in ww1.
By:
The Leopard
When: 31 Jul 16 00:05
I wonder if the unfortunates were fried by the electricity cables, burnt by the basket catching fire or died due to sudden impact on the ground?

And subsequently.....will their relatives still believe in the greatness of their god?
By:
guinness2dear
When: 31 Jul 16 01:05
Whatever happened there can't be many worserer ways to go..
By:
guinness2dear
When: 31 Jul 16 12:09
Unconnected shootings overnight. What a place at the mo..
By:
xmoneyx
When: 31 Jul 16 13:17
Russ from Luling, Texas, said: "My friend is the ground crew for this balloon business.


"He told me the fog was real heavy and the balloon hit the high voltage transmissions line and all were electrocuted.

"It severed the balloon from the basket.

Sad

you would think if fog,dont even try to land of fly near power cables
By:
ribotman
When: 31 Jul 16 13:50
there was a similar crash into elec wires in australia not long ago.all perished.
By:
Just Checking
When: 31 Jul 16 18:12
All electrocuted sounds a bit wrong, electricity follows paths and a basket hung below a balloon and the people IN the basket doesn't sound like one it want to take. For example, birds can sit on a single power lines fine.
By:
11kv
When: 31 Jul 16 18:14
phases Sad
By:
guinness2dear
When: 01 Aug 16 01:27
Jimmy Walker brings the state a bit of luck..

Woe is fecking me..
By:
The Leopard
When: 01 Aug 16 07:38

Jul 31, 2016 -- 6:12PM, Just Checking wrote:


All electrocuted sounds a bit wrong, electricity follows paths and a basket hung below a balloon and the people IN the basket doesn't sound like one it want to take. For example, birds can sit on a single power lines fine.


The basket or chute may have also touched the pylon creating a path to Earth resulting in a large current.

By:
Crisp77
When: 01 Aug 16 12:20
Thought this thread was going to be about Chris Evans no longer being in charge of booking the acts for his shows.
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