Two individuals died and a lady was injured after the new air balloon they had been using in caught hearth close to Mexico Metropolis, authorities stated Saturday.
Officers within the state of Mexico, which borders the capital, stated the woman suffered burns and a damaged arm.
In accordance with a video of the incident posted on social media, the occupants of the balloon appeared to have fallen or jumped from the craft.
The useless had been listed as a person, 50, and a girl, 38. The victims had been recognized as husband and spouse Jose Nolasco and Viridiana Becerril, native officers stated, the Each day Mail reported.
“The Cuajimalpa Mayor’s Workplace extends its condolences to household, pals and acquaintances of José Nolasco and Viridiana Becerril who died this morning because of the collapse of a sizzling air balloon in Teotihuacán,” officers stated in a press release on Fb.
The assertion didn’t say whether or not there have been some other passengers on the balloon
The accident occurred close to the pre-Hispanic spoil web site of Teotihuacan, simply north of Mexico Metropolis. The realm is a well-liked location for balloon rides.
The reason for the accident was underneath investigation.
With its Pyramids of the Solar and the Moon, and its Avenue of the Useless, Teotihuacan is a well-liked vacationer vacation spot, a surviving monument to the pre-Columbian interval.
CLAUDIO CRUZ/AFP by way of Getty Pictures
Teotihuacan was as soon as a big metropolis that housed over 100,000 inhabitants and coated round 8 sq. miles.
The still-mysterious metropolis was one of many largest on this planet at its apex between 100 B.C. and A.D. 750. Nevertheless it was deserted earlier than the rise of the Aztecs within the 14th century.
AFP contributed to this report.
Thanks for studying CBS NEWS.
Create your free account or log in
for extra options.
#useless #woman #injured #sizzling #air #balloon #catches #hearth #Mexico #Metropolis
