Federal investigators probing Indiana hot air balloon crash that injured 3

Hot air balloon crashes into Indiana power lines, injuring 3

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.

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(CNN) — Two passengers and a pilot were injured after a hot air balloon hit power lines in Indiana on Sunday and the Federal Aviation Administration is now investigating the incident. The crash occurred in Lowell, Indiana – about an hour south of Chicago. The balloon envelope – the part of the aircraft most people refer to as the balloon – and basket were found in a field, still attached, with the three individuals inside, the Lowell Fire Depart…

Hot air balloon strikes Indiana power lines, burning 3 people in basket

LOWELL, Ind. (AP) — A hot air balloon struck power lines before crashing to the ground over the weekend in northwestern Indiana, injuring the pilot and the two passengers, officials said Tuesday. The balloon contacted the power lines Sunday evening in Hebron, Indiana, about 56 miles (90 kilometers) southeast of Chicago, the Federal Aviation Administration said in an email to The Associated Press. A flash of light can be seen as the balloon rises…

Hot air balloon in Indiana strikes power lines, burning three people in basket

An electrical current passed from the power lines to the basket, Lowell Fire Department said in a social media post

3 people hospitalized with serious electrical injuries after hot air balloon passes power lines

A pilot and two other people were seriously injured after the hot air balloon they were riding in came too close to power lines, causing an electrical shock, officials in Indiana said.

Hot air balloon strikes power lines in Indiana, seriously injuring several passengers

Watch the moment a hot air balloon strikes power lines in Indiana, injuring all three people onboard. Federal investigators are looking into what caused the incident, which happened shortly before 7pm in the northwestern town of Hebron on Sunday 2 June. First responders with the Lowell Fire Department later located the balloon in a field with the basket still attached and three people inside. “There was evidence on the passenger basket that elec…