{"id":2438,"date":"2026-06-20T20:36:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T20:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=2438"},"modified":"2026-06-20T20:36:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T20:36:33","slug":"hot-air-balloons-rough-landing-in-nevada-leaves-people-injured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=2438","title":{"rendered":"Hot air balloon\u2019s rough landing in Nevada leaves people injured"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>A hot air balloon ride ended roughly in Pahrump, Nevada, 50 miles west of Las Vegas, on Thursday when the craft made a hard landing and injured several people on board.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=2436\">Fired three times, Bidens\u2019 scandal-scarred spokesman keeps coming back<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Nye County Sheriff\u2019s Office said the balloon, which had 10 on board, landed on a dry lake bed at around 6:30 a.m., with one person suffering a severe head injury and others sustaining second and third-degree burns from a fire along with blunt force injuries, according to Las Vegas\u2019 KTNV-TV.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The hard landing helped ignite the fire.<\/p>\n<p>Nye County Sheriff Joe McGill told Vegas\u2019 KLAS-TV, \u201cThe occupants of the basket all fell on top of each other, and also during a rolling or bumping on the ground or whatever, the gas actuator was bumped, which caused the gas to ignite.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brant Kairit, who was on board the craft with his family, told Henderson\u2019s KVVU-TV, \u201cIt was a wonderful experience until the last 30 seconds. 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