New Zealand Hot Air Balloon Crash Kills 11
I knew there was something I didn't like about hot air balloons.
A hot air balloon crash in New Zealand early Saturday killed 11 people -- the pilot and 10 passengers.
No one survived the crash, which happened on the outskirts of Carterton, a town northeast of Wellington.
A fire likely started on board the balloon, sending it plummeting to the ground, said Superintendent Mike Rusbatch, Wellington District commander for New Zealand Police.
It was not immediately clear what started the fire, though eyewitnesses said the balloon had hit a power line, according to police.