Two people died and a minor was injured on Saturday morning when they jumped from a hot air balloon that caught fire while flying over an area near the touristic pre-Hispanic ruins of Teotihuacán, north of the Mexican capital.
As indicated by the State of Mexico prosecutor’s office in a statement, a call to the emergency number reported the fire in the balloon which caused the crew, a 38-year-old woman, a 50-year-old man and a minor, to jump into the void.
The deceased were Mexican citizens residing in Mexico City. The injured minor was taken to a nearby hospital with first and second degree burns on her face and extremities, as well as a broken arm.
In addition, a fourth person was traveling in the balloon, the aircraft operator, who was located on Sunday in a hospital. He is injured, in custody and being investigated for the accident, according to the State of Mexico prosecutor’s office.
The Teotihuacán Hot Air Balloon Federation indicated in a statement that the balloon was not part of any of the eight companies that make up the group, which meet “the highest safety standards” and asked the authorities to cancel the operations of those who They work underground. The Federal Civil Aviation Agency (AFAC) has already started an investigation to confirm whether the company that operated the balloon had all the permits, training and insurance established by law.
The municipality of Teotihuacán is known for its archaeological site of the same name, which is a World Heritage Site and one of the tourist attractions in the area is flying over the impressive pyramids of the Sun and the Moon in a balloon.
Teotihuacán was a great city with more than 100,000 inhabitants and that extended for about 20 square kilometers between the year 100 a. C. and 750 d. C. but it was abandoned for still uncertain reasons before the rise of the Aztecs in the 14th century.
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