Hot air balloon stuck in light fitting

Canfan 22 November 2014 22 November 2014

Firefighters are helping to untangle a hot air balloon that is suspended in a light fitting at the Aranda District Playing Fields.

Sixteen people were in the basket at the time of the crash.

ACT Ambulance Service said nobody was injured.

(ESA Media Release)

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