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'The passengers jumped': 2 die after hot-air balloon catches fire in Mexico

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Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Forensic experts and members of the National Guard work in the area where a hot air balloon caught fire and collapsed in the municipality of San Juan Teotihuacan, in the State of Mexico, Mexico, 01 April 2023. At least two people were killed after a fire caused the collapse of a hot air balloon in the San Juan Teotihuacán municipality, in the State of Mexico, neighboring the capital, in the center of the country, state authorities reported. Alex Cruz, EPA-EFE" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/04/02/san-juan-teotihuacan-mexico-epa.jpg"/><figcaption>Forensic experts and members of the National Guard work in the area where a hot air balloon caught fire and collapsed in the municipality of San Juan Teotihuacan, in the State of Mexico, Mexico, 01 April 2023. At least two people were killed after a fire caused the collapse of a hot air balloon in the San Juan Teotihuacán municipality, in the State of Mexico, neighboring the capital, in the center of the country, state authorities reported. Alex Cruz, EPA-EFE</figcaption></figure></div>MEXICO CITY — Two people have died after a hot-air balloon flying near Mexico&#x27;s famed Teotihuacan archeological site caught fire, the government said Saturday.&quot;The passengers jumped from the balloon,&quot; the government of the state of Mexico said in a statement, adding that a child suffered burns.It identified the victims as a 39-year-old woman and a 50-year-old man, without providing their names. It said the minor had suffered second-degree burns to the face as well as a fracture of the right femur.It did not say whether there were any other passengers on the balloon.A video posted on social media shows the balloon&#x27;s gondola on fire, in a perfectly clear sky.Several tour operators offer balloon flights over Teotihuacan, some 45 miles (70 kilometers) northeast of Mexico City, for around $150.With its Pyramids of the Sun and the Moon, and its Avenue of the Dead, Teotihuacan is a popular tourist destination, a surviving monument to the pre-Columbian period.© Agence France-Presse

Two people have died after a hot-air balloon flying near Mexico's famed Teotihuacan archeological site caught fire, the government said Saturday.