Three people were injured with burns when a hot air balloon collided with power lines in northwest Indiana over the weekend, fire officials confirmed. The FAA is investigating the cause.
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a hot air balloon crash in northwest Indiana over the weekend that left three people injured, and the balloon's collision with power lines was caught on camera by a bystander. The crash happened just before 7 p.m. Sunday in an unincorporated area east of the town of Lowell, according to Lowell Fire Department officials.
' The balloon continued flying while she asked, 'Where's the person that was in the balloon?' INDIANA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ALL CHARGES IN ELDERLY COUPLE'S 2021 KILLINGS Fire officials say scene evidence showed an electrical current passed from power lines to the basket, injuring the people inside who suffered 'severe' burns. Two patients were taken via medical helicopters to facilities for treatment. The balloon pilot was taken by ground ambulance to a medical center.
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