Hot air balloon explodes in Japan..

[AAP]

Who saw that on the news where the whole thing just blew up in the air. A huge fireball. No way that guy could have survived that. (didn't say if there were any fatalities yet..)

 

[fogg88]

http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/articles/1104balloon04-ON.html

 

[Paulos]

Ouch.

 

[fogg88]

Ouch.

Surprisingly, the two pilots got away with just burns.

 

[John G]

A hot-air balloon is shown burning during a show in Japan on Monday. At right, the two passengers on the balloon are shown escaping the flames
http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/articles/1104balloon04-ON.html

 

[Big Jroy]

Woot! good times!