You can see longer versions of the balloon crash on YouTube.
The Federal Aviation Administration tells Boston’s WBZ-TV that the balloon was attempting to land in the residential area in Clinton when it hit the power lines about 7:40 p.m. Saturday. Five people on board were burned.
Witnesses tell the TV station there was a huge explosion when the balloon hit the power lines. One witness, Bob King, tells the station he was surprised the balloon riders survived. He says he thought “they were gone.”
The FAA says it will investigate the crash.
This story will be updated.
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- This 2013 Sun Journal file photo shows passengers on Raspberry Ripple hang on as they brush through trees on the edge of a field on Pagoma Lane in Lewiston. Derald Young, the pilot from Damn Yankee Balloons eventually guided it through and into a field for a soft landing.
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- The crew of Damn Yankee Balloons from Dixfield, Maine, weigh down the basket of pilot Derald Young in a field off Pagoma Lane in Lewiston following a morning flight in 2013.
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