The shocking scene of a hot balloon crashing into a Mexican house, knocking down the roof’s water tank and causing panic among passengers at a Mexico festival.
The video was taken in Leon, in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato, on the second day of the city’s International Balloon Festival and no one was injured.
The clip shows the airship flying very close to ground level, but unable to reach the correct altitude to pass a house on its way.
A hot-air balloon collides with a Leon house’s roof on Day 2 of Mexico City’s International Balloon Festival
As the balloon rises, the pilot is heard telling passengers inside the basket to keep their hands on the controls. The hot air balloon crashes into the roof then flips over the water tank.
In an official statement the festival organisers said that ‘the activity of ballooning always depends on the weather conditions’.
The hot air balloon crew were also unharmed by the incident.
You can hear the man yelling at the passengers to keep their hands on the handle as the aircraft basket crashes into the roof
The hot air balloon leaps off the roof, and as it rises, it knocks over a water tank.
The water tank was finally removed by the airship and the ship can now be seen in the skies.
The competition was also emphasized that safety will always be the priority. Only experienced and qualified balloonists are allowed to participate.
El Universal reports that strong winds caused the airship to drift off course in the morning. This happened on Saturday, November 13.
The festival saw nearly 200 balloons participate, and it began at the Metropolitan Park of Leon.