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Pic: *A hot air balloon's basket bursts into flames shortly after
takeoff


I bet it was caused by a broken valve.

Or a malfunctioning pressure regulator caused a hose to burst. Either
way it appeared that mass quantities of fuel were releasing during the
flight.

Strictly, there was no flight. The fire started while the balloon was still
tethered. Most who got out jumped from close to ground level. That made
the gondola lighter, of course, so when the tether burned through the thing
rose quickly. A couple of people jumped from around 50 metres. Those who
died didn't jump in time.

http://www.cbc.ca/photogallery/canada/669/