In England the balloon crashed into power lines. Two thousand families were left without electricity

As a result of the incident, many homes were left without electricity, one person injured

Balloon flew Sunday on power line in the English county of Northamptonshire. As a result of this event, one person injured and many homes were left without electricity.

"After the incident, two thousand families are now temporarily disconnected from the power supply", - informed the company Western Power Distribution, which is a supplier of electricity in the region.

According to the police, and starting a fire balloon fell near the village Earls Barton, located east of the administrative center of the county town of Northampton. Cart bullets were two people: 64-year-old pilot who miraculously not injured, and 22-year-old passenger, who received burns. After the incident, the girl was taken to hospital named after Queen Elizabeth Birmingham.

According to witnesses, the balloon after takeoff failed to gain the desired height and then touch power lines and fire starting a fire, rapidly swelled and fell in the field.

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