DENVER—Authorities have responded to several hot air balloon crashes in the metro Denver area.
Arvada police spokeswoman Jill McGranahan says one person was injured when a balloon crashed into power lines and sparked a small brush fire. Three people were in the basket when the balloon crashed near the intersection of state highways 72 and 93 at about 8 a.m. Saturday. She says she does not know how badly the person was injured, and she didn’t release the names of those involved.
KUSA-TV reports ( ) another balloon went down in unincorporated Boulder County on Saturday morning, and rescuers are hiking to get to a victim with possible whiplash.
A third crash was reported in Louisville, but authorities say no one was injured.
It was unclear if strong winds contributed to the crashes.
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Information from: KUSA-TV,
