Local news reports for the South of England (including
the county of Wiltshire)
mention a recent incident involving a hot air balloon
bringing down electricity cables near ro Devizes
(Wilts).
According to the brief report we heard there were
no injuries to the occupants of the Hot Air Balloon,
who exited the basket without harm. Nevertheless
emergency services were called to attend the incident
and some nearby properties were without power for
a period of time.
As far as we can see this has not yet been widely
reported on the internet but it is included on the
BBC Wiltshire pages at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wiltshire/7809575.stm.
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Date of this News Page: 3 January
2009.
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