Hot air balloon remains hanging on a lighting pole in Izegem after a controlled emergency landing

A hot air balloon landing did not go as planned in Izegem on Sunday evening. Due to problems with the thermals and eventually a gas shortage, the pilot put the balloon on the ground in a controlled manner in the narrow Molstraat in the De Mol district. That went without a hitch. The balloon itself hung around a lighting pole as it collapsed. No one was injured.

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