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WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A hot air balloon carrying 11 people turned into a horrifying tower of “sheer flame” Saturday after hitting power lines near a rural New Zealand town, police and witnesses said. All aboard were killed in the deadliest air crash within New Zealand in nearly 50 years.
Two of those killed jumped out of the basket in desperation before the fiery balloon plummeted to farmland with a loud bang as it hit the ground. The balloon crashed near the township of Carterton, in a region well known for its hot air ballooning. The pilot and five couples from the Wellington area were killed.
