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LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Multiple people were hospitalized after a hot air balloon crashed and caught fire in Pahrump Thursday morning, Nye County officials say.
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Around 6:30 a.m., Nye County Sheriff’s Office received a text message to 911 saying that there had been a hot air balloon crash in the Stewart Valley dry lake bed, west of Pahrump.
The text had come in because the caller said they had no cell reception.
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The caller added that they were self-transporting all the occupants of the balloon to Desert View Hospital. NCSO confirmed that multiple people were injured in the crash, including one person with a head injury and several others with 2nd and 3rd-degree burns, alongside other blunt force trauma injuries.
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The FAA tells FOX5 that the balloon had 10 people on board when it crashed. Pahrump Valley Fire and Rescue crews were dispatched to the area, but only found the balloon company’s crew members at the scene.
An investigation into the crash involving multiple agencies is ongoing.
The FAA says additional details about the investigation are expected to be released within the next business day.
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