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Hot air balloon carrying at least 16 people crashes in Texas | Fox News[FONT="]LOCKHART, Texas – [/FONT]DEVELOPING[FONT="]-- Federal officials say a hot air balloon carrying at least 16 people caught on fire and crashed in Central Texas, and it is unclear whether there are injuries or deaths.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Lynn Lunsford with the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that the accident happened about 8:40 a.m. Saturday near Lockhart, Texas, when the hot air balloon crashed into a pasture.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Lunsford said that the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are going to the scene to investigate.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Lockhart is about 30 miles south of Austin.[/FONT]
Here's hoping there is good news to be learned soon.