In Mexico, a couple was burned to death while riding in a hot air balloon, their 13-year-old daughter was burned, reports ABC News.
The incident occurred over the archaeological site of Teotihuacan, popular with tourists. The basket contained a couple with a child.
At some point, the basket of the balloon caught fire. According to the portal, people on fire probably jumped out of the basket. A 50-year-old man and his 38-year-old wife died on the spot, their daughter received second and third-degree burns and broke her arm in a fall, but survived. The girl was taken to the hospital.
Two people burned alive after being trapped in a hot air balloon in Mexico
The girl with them decided to jump and almost hit the ground. pic.twitter.com/ACQObdsjMU
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The cause of the fire has not yet been established.