16 feared dead after hot air balloon catches fire and crashes
There appear to be no survivors after a hot air balloon carrying at least 16 people crashed in Texas, authorities said.
A fire is believed to have started in the basket before the balloon came down.
An eyewitness to a fatal balloon crash in Texas which is believed to have killed 16 people described the scene as a "huge fireball".
Margaret Wylie, who lives near the crash site, said she believed that before it crashed the balloon hit high power lines, which caused popping sounds like a gun going off.
"It went up like a big fireball," she described.
The wreckage of the balloon appears to rest under a number of power lines.
One witness believes the balloon hit a power line