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| Hot-air balloon 'burst into flames' in Northamptonshire | |
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| A woman has been taken to hospital after a hot-air balloon crashed and burst into flames in a field. | |
| The balloon came down at about 07:30 BST near the B573 at Earls Barton, Northamptonshire. Eyewitnesses reported seeing sparks as it passed an electricity pylon. | |
| A female passenger is said to have been burned and has been taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham. | |
| Police have handed the inquiry to the Air Accidents Investigation Branch. | |
| One eyewitness, Ian, said the balloon came close to a car-boot sale in Earls Barton. | |
| He said: "We were at the car boot this morning at Whites Nursery and a hot-air balloon came over and there was a lady and gentleman - they were waving at everyone. | |
| "It suddenly disappeared over towards the trees and then burst into flames and over towards the ground." | |
| Wendy Rousell, the secretary of the British Balloon and Airship Club, said incidents such as this were "very rare in the UK". | |
| "There are 20 balloons in Northamptonshire and they can fly all over the county when weather permits, and this morning's conditions were perfect." | |
| At the scene: BBC Northampton reporter Kris Holland | |
| The balloon came down near a car-boot sale at Whites Nurseries in Earls Barton and those who saw it say they saw blue sparks as it hit power cables. | |
| I've been told that after seeing the spark, the canopy caught fire and the balloon plummeted around 100ft through the air into the field. | |
| We are still unsure as to how many passengers were in the balloon. We know that one woman was injured but we are unable to confirm a second passenger. | |
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