East Texas firefighters rescue two from crashed hot air balloon
LONGVIEW, Texas - Firefighters in Longview, Texas, rescued two people that got trapped in a hot air balloon Saturday after it got stuck on a cell phone tower.
Officials said the crash happened around 8:15 a.m. Saturday in northern Gregg County when two people in a hot air balloon hit a cell phone tower at an estimated 920 feet in the air.
The rescue started just before 9 a.m. and firefighters were able to make contact with the trapped balloon riders around 10 a.m.
Both occupants in the balloon basket were said to be conscious and uninjured.
Firefighters said the rescue required the use of multiple rope systems because of the height and complexity of the rescue.
The Source: Information in this article comes from the Longview Fire Department.