Draft:2025 Zacatecas ballooning Disaster
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On 11 May 2025, the first ballooning festival of the year in Mexico was held in the northern Mexican state of Zacatecas.
At around 8.00 a.m. local time, three hot air balloons were preparing for takeoff at the Enrique Estrada Fair.[1] While one of the balloons prepared for takeoff with three people on board, a ball of flames engulfed the basket. A man in the basket pulled the other passengers out to safety, leaving himself onboard, as the balloon lost control and began to ascend.[2]
Witnesses on the ground looked as the crippled balloon ascends. The man, identified as 40-year old Lucio N,[2] who was left in the balloon, could not escape likely due to getting entangled on a rope before the balloon started ascending. Footage of the incident shows the man dangling from the almost fully engulfed basket.[3] It's likely that the man jumped off with the rope to avoid the fire. As the balloon began to deflate, Lucio fell to his death, followed by the deflated balloon.
Authorities are still investigating the accident. The other two occupants had first degree burns, and were treated shortly. On April 2023, a similar accident occurred near Teotihuacan, Mexico, killing two and seriously injuring a child.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Man Plummets to His Death After Clinging to Rope Under Burning Hot Air Balloon During Festival". People.com. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
- ^ a b Tandon, Dishti (2025-05-15). "Man Falls And Dies After Saving 2 From Burning Hot Air Balloon In Mexico | WATCH HUMANITY HERO VIDEO". The Daily Guardian. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
- ^ a b "hot-air-balloon-catches-fire-and-crashes-during-festival-in-mexico-leaving-one-dead-and-several-injured". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2025-05-27.