3 people suffer burn injuries when hot air balloon hits power lines in Indiana
LOWELL , Ind. -- Federal investigators on Monday were looking into a hot air balloon crash that injured there people in Northwest Indiana .At 6:57 p.m. Sunday, the Lowell , Indiana Fire Department was called to 18100 Oklahoma St., in an unincorporated area east of Lowell , after the hot air balloon hit some power lines and caught fire.The hot-air balloon was found in a bean field in the area of the 19100 block of Mississippi Street.
It looked like electric current had passed from the power lines to the basket and injured all three people, the fire department said. They had all suffered burns, and two medical helicopters were sent to the scene.One balloon passenger was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in a helicopter, and another was taken by helicopter to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywoodâwhich is known for its burn unit.
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