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| Woman suffers burns in hot air balloon crash | |
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| A woman has suffered burns after a hot air balloon crashed into a field near the Northamptonshire village of Earls Barton. | |
| Some witnesses told the BBC they saw blue sparks as the balloon brushed a power line, and that the two occupants, a man and a woman, were throwing gas canisters overboard in an attempt to gain height, before it burst into flames and crashed. | |
| The balloon came down on Sunday morning in a field close to Whites Nurseries, a farm shop where the gates had just opened and scores of people were gathering for a car boot sale. | |
| Northamptonshire police, ambulance and fire services were at the scene soon after the crash, which happened at around 7.30am. The 22-year-old woman was taken to the Queen Elizabeth hospital in Birmingham by air ambulance. | |
| Police said the accident was being investigated by the Air Accident Investigation Bureau. | Police said the accident was being investigated by the Air Accident Investigation Bureau. |
| Wendy Rousell, secretary of the British Balloon and Airship club, said flying conditions had been perfect on Sunday morning, and that such accidents were very rare in the UK. |