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Initial fears of a third fatality proved unfounded. No other aircraft and no-one on the ground were involved, investigators said.
The balloon also contained four liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders which were venting gas. Crews used three high pressure hose-reels to extinguish the fire.
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Don Cameron, who owns Bristol-based Cameron Balloons, said it was difficult to speculate what could have gone wrong, but it was the first fatal balloon crash in the local area for 40 years. Yesterday, tributes were being paid to Allan Burnett and Lee Pibworth.
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