Balloon Crash

Fuel leak led to deadly Canadian balloon crash

September 24, 2008

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) – Canada’s transportation safety watchdog recommended tighter regulation of commercial hot-air balloons on Tuesday after finding a broken fuel line led to a midair fire last year that killed two people. The line became disconnected, but because the balloon’s fuel tank lacked an emergency shutoff valve the leaking propane could...
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