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Two Passengers Died As Hot-Air Balloon Catches Fire In Mexico City, Watch Viral Video Here…

Two people have died in Mexico City when a hot-air balloon flying over the famous Teotihuacan archaeological site caught fire, according to the regional government.

A video has surfaced throughout the internet that showed the balloon’s gondola on fire.

Official Statements

“The passengers jumped from the balloon,” the government of the state of Mexico said in a statement. They also said that a child suffered burns and injuries.

As per the media reports, the victims have been identified as a 39-year-old woman and a 50-year-old man, without revealing their names. Also, it said that the child (minor) has suffered second-degree burns to the face as well as a fracture of the right femur.

Moreover, the reports also did not say whether there were any other passengers on the balloons.

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Cause not known

Ahead of the incident, the cause is yet to be revealed after probe completion.

The city of Teotihuacan which is best known for its twin Temples of the Sun and Moon was once a large city that housed over 100,000 inhabitants and covered around 8 square miles (20 square kilometres).

As per the reports, the still-mysterious city was one of the largest in the world at its apex between 100 B.C. and A.D. 750. But it was abandoned before the rise of the Aztecs in the 14th century.

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