I have always wanted to go for a ride in a hot air balloon...until now. This devastating video shows the tragic event of a hot air balloon catching fire and plummeting to the ground in Egypt resulting in the death of 18 people.

The explosion happened when the balloon was about 1,000 feet in the air, the pilot and three passengers did survive the crash and were immediately rushed to the hospital.

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