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October 10th, 2008 at 6:38 pm

Man dies after balloon crashes in flames in N.M. (AP)

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Blazing fuel tanks hang from a hot-air balloon that slammed into power lines during the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Bernaillo, N.M. on Friday, Oct. 10, 2008. The balloon scattered debris across the town as it disintegrated, killing one man and injuring another. (AP Photo/Terri Bordelon)AP - A hot air balloon crashed into power lines and burst into flames Friday during Albuquerque’s annual balloon fiesta, throwing both men on board to the ground and killing one of them. Witnesses said that winds had picked up a bit and that many of the balloons were flying low right before the Wings of Wind balloon crashed in Bernalillo, just north of Albuquerque.


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