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05-10-2014, 05:19 AM
Virginia Festival Hot Air Balloon Catches Fire and Crashes
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NBC News is reporting that one or two hot air balloons at a Virginia hot air balloon festival caught fire and crashed shortly before 8PM ET.
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— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 10, 2014 (https://twitter.com/NBCNews/statuses/464929962236334080)
According to Central Virginia CBS local news station Channel 6 (http://wtvr.com/2014/05/09/hot-air-balloon-accident-reported-in-doswell-at-inaugural-event/), the balloon or balloons may have drifted into nearby power lines in Doswell, Virginia, before catching fire.
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NBC News is reporting that one or two hot air balloons at a Virginia hot air balloon festival caught fire and crashed shortly before 8PM ET.
DEVELOPING: Hot air balloon catches fire and crashes at Virginia festival pic.twitter.com/DUo6CfTawE (http://t.co/DUo6CfTawE)
— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 10, 2014 (https://twitter.com/NBCNews/statuses/464929962236334080)
According to Central Virginia CBS local news station Channel 6 (http://wtvr.com/2014/05/09/hot-air-balloon-accident-reported-in-doswell-at-inaugural-event/), the balloon or balloons may have drifted into nearby power lines in Doswell, Virginia, before catching fire.
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