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| Texas hot air balloon crash: 'No survivors' among 16 on board | Texas hot air balloon crash: 'No survivors' among 16 on board |
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| A hot air balloon has caught fire and crashed in the US state of Texas, probably killing everyone on board, the local sheriff says. | A hot air balloon has caught fire and crashed in the US state of Texas, probably killing everyone on board, the local sheriff says. |
| Aviation officials said at least 16 people were on board the balloon which came down near Lockhart, south of the city of Austin. | Aviation officials said at least 16 people were on board the balloon which came down near Lockhart, south of the city of Austin. |
| Caldwell County sheriff Daniel Law said there did not appear to be survivors. | Caldwell County sheriff Daniel Law said there did not appear to be survivors. |
| A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) statement said the balloon came down in a field at about 07:40 (12:40 GMT). | A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) statement said the balloon came down in a field at about 07:40 (12:40 GMT). |
| The sheriff's statement said that when emergency crews arrived, the basket of the hot air balloon was on fire. | |
| FAA investigators are on their way. The National Transportation Safety Board will eventually take over the inquiry. | FAA investigators are on their way. The National Transportation Safety Board will eventually take over the inquiry. |
| Videos and stills posted by local media appeared to show that the balloon came down beneath tall power lines, but the cause is not yet known. | |
| A Fox News reporter from Lockart who is at the scene says contact was lost with the balloon about half an hour into a scheduled one-hour flight. | |
| Governor Greg Abbott asked in a statement that "all of Texas to join us in praying for those lost". | |
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