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January 7th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
By
Richard Hartley-parkinson
Last updated at 11:45 PM on 6th January 2012
Eleven people have been killed after a hot air balloon crashed in New Zealand shortly after it is believed to have hit power cables.
As the balloon came down near the rural town of Carterton, 150km north of the capital, Wellington, some people jumped out of the basket, but all those on board were killed.
Witnesses reported seeing 10metre-high flames rising from the basket, which was carrying five couples and a pilot, before it plummeted to the ground.
‘I was watering the garden and heard a noise, the noise of the gas to raise the balloon.
Scorch marks in a field show where the hot air balloon carrying five couples and a pilot crashed
Eye witnesses said they saw flames rising from the balloon’s basket before it plummeted to earth
‘I looked over and I couldn’t believe it – one side of the basket was on fire,’ one resident said.
‘It
was just above the trees when I first saw it… it looked like he [the
pilot] tried to raise it a bit higher. It was like a rocket coming
down.’
The balloon was about 150m in the air
and dropped quickly, turning to ‘a sheer flame as it hit the ground’
with ‘a big bang’, he said.
The stricken balloon hit power lines as it fell, officials said.
Police said they have no details yet of what caused the early morning crash in clear, bright conditions with minimal wind.
Latest reports said the sightseeing
balloon burst into flames after hitting power lines. Health authorities
said there were no survivors.
A nearby resident said the balloon hit
powerlines causing power cuts to the local area for about 20 minutes.
Another witness spoke of the harrowing scene.
Police have cordoned off the impact zone around where the balloon landed in Carterton, on New Zealand’s north island
‘The people were enjoying a nice ride and by the looks of it they clipped a power wire. They’ve clipped a power wire and tried to go up then they’ve sort of gone across the road then its caught fire and they come down in a hell of a hurry.
‘I was looking out the window watching it happen.’
Before the accident he had seen them passing overhead and waved to them.
‘Then I heard the screams and looked out the window and heard it coming down. I was having my breakfast and I heard them, they sounded like screams of joy but they weren’t.
‘It wasn’t coming from a great deal of height.
‘I ran down the road to see if I could help but by that stage it was too late. it was just burned out. By the time the emergency services got there – there wasn’t much of a chance.
‘When we got there the farmer said a couple had jumped out and were over in the paddock.
‘We went over their to investigate and see if they could help. They continued doing CPR on them until the right people arrived.’
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