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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/hot-air-balloon-crash-deaths-probed.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="Two men were killed when a hot air balloon crashed near a country club in Somerset" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/min-hot-air-balloon-crash-deaths-probed.jpg" alt="Two men were killed when a hot air balloon crashed near a country club in Somerset"/></a></p>
<p>The deaths of two men who were inside a hot air balloon that plunged out of the sky while attempting to climb to high altitude, are being probed by investigators.</p>
<p>It is thought the pair were trying to ascend to 20,000ft (6,096m) when something went wrong, resulting in the craft plummeting to the ground in Midsomer Norton, near Bath, Somerset.</p>
<p>The balloon crashed into the grounds of a bowls club, narrowly missing a nearby row of terraced houses and a school.</p>
<p>A ground crew tracking the balloon &#8211; including relatives of the victims &#8211; lost sight of it at around 9.30am on Saturday, shortly before it rapidly fell from the sky, according to Avon Fire and Rescue Service.</p>
<p>Witnesses reported seeing the balloon plummet from the sky. Robert Biggs told BBC News: &#8220;It first sounded like a plane in trouble. It was more of a whistling sound. We looked up, there was a break in the cloud and this hot air balloon came hurtling down.&#8221;</p>
<p>He added that it crashed in the middle of a bowling green.</p>
<p>Two off-duty firefighters were cycling nearby and went to the scene to help. But, by the time they arrived, the balloon&#8217;s four liquid petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders were spewing flames, hampering any rescue attempt.</p>
<p>Four fire engines were dispatched and an air ambulance attended the incident. But both men were pronounced dead at the scene.</p>
<p>A team of investigators from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch visited the the crash site on Saturday to begin a probe into the tragedy. It is not thought that any other aircraft was involved in the incident.</p>
<p>Andy Elson, an expert in high-altitude ballooning, said a problem with the oxygen supply for those on board or with the gas cylinders would be the most likely cause of a problem at flights of over 14,000ft (4,267m).</p>
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