Fatal air balloon reports 'sensationalised', according to expert
By Elliott WebbReports a hot air balloon came down in a "fire ball" are unlikely, according to an expert.on Holt Fleet Road in Ombersley, Worcestershire at 06:20 BST on Sunday.
Paul Burrows from the British Balloon and Airship club said rumours it burst into flames were "pure speculation".Mr Burrows said the man's death was "a real tragedy". "There's not a great deal that can go wrong with these aircraft, they are the most basic form of flight, but obviously something has gone tragically wrong," he said.
"We all need to know what's happened, we all need to know the causes so we can make sure it doesn't happen in the future."One witness, Lynn Wood, said she had seen "two single balloons going across the sky in the distance and one suddenly started to fold up".She said she did not see a fire ball as has been reported in several online news reports.
Mr Burrows said "it probably didn't explode as has been sensationalised" and that what may have happened was there had been "another problem with the balloon and the burners have been used to try and sort that out and arrest the descent and that is what people have seen".seven miles away from the scene, in Worcester, on Friday and Saturday.
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