A hot air balloon crash occurred recently in a scenic spot in Sichuan Province, China, resulting in 1 death and 3 injuries.

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[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] Recently, a hot air balloon crash occurred in a scenic spot in Sichuan Province, China, resulting in 1 death and 3 injuries.

Afterwards, the person in charge of the scenic spot shirked responsibility, saying that the hot air balloon was not an amusement item in the scenic spot, but the contractor was responsible, which sparked outside discussions.

According to comprehensive Chinese media reports, on the first day of the Lunar New Year (22nd), a tourist at the scenic spot "Drunken Flower Valley" in Shawan District, Leshan City, Sichuan Province took pictures of a group of hot air balloons after they took off, but the safety ropes were broken, causing the hot air balloons to fail to come down in the air. With the strong wind drifting quickly, it didn't take long to see the hot air balloon exploding high in the sky and quickly falling into the forest.

In another online video, it can be seen that a group of people are surrounded by the remains of the suspected hot air balloon, and the wounded are lying on the ground.

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The person in charge of the scenic spot later confirmed that this unfortunate incident happened. The incident happened at 3:00 pm on the 22nd, causing 4 people to be injured.

Regarding the attribution of responsibility, the person in charge of the scenic spot claimed that the hot air balloon was a contracted amusement project, and he was not in the scenic spot at the time of the incident.

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On the first day of the Lunar New Year on January 22, after a hot air balloon took off in Zuihuagu Scenic Area, Shawan District, Leshan City, Sichuan Province, the balloon could not come down because the safety rope broke. Falling into the forest resulted in 2 deaths and 4 injuries.


Afterwards, the person in charge of the scenic spot shirked responsibility in an interview, saying that the hot air balloon was not a project of the scenic spot, but was contracted out.

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