In a recent article on CNN entitled Deadliest Balloon Crash in Decades Kills 19 written by Mariano Castillo tells us of a horrific balloon accident.
Castillo states, "Tuesday morning, as one of the balloons prepared to land, an explosion pierced the air, followed by a spreading billow of smoke." Imagine what the people of Egypt thought was happening, if it was me I would be thinking terrorist attack. The people on the balloon probably did not think something like this would happen when they boarded the hot air balloon.
Later Castillo says, "One of the balloons had exploded, and its 21 passengers and operators plummeted some 1,000 feet (300 meters) to the ground." 1000 feet is quite a ways up, I would not of been on the balloon in the first place. A question that pops into my mind is why were 21 people on one hot air balloon?
Lastly Castillo states, "Two people -- a Briton and the pilot -- are hospitalized." On the bright side everyone was not killed in this horrific accident. But out of all the people on board BOTH pilots survived, that seems very odd.
It was before I was even born but this situation reminds me of the Hindenburg blimp that caught on fire, that was a very big deal in history.
Because of this very reason right here, I'm afraid to do any type of flying at all. But maybe one day ill have the nerve to do something like this, maybe even skydive. That would be an adrenaline rush!
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