PHOENIX — Nine people escaped injury after a hot air balloon crashed in a neighborhood in the northern part of the Valley Thursday morning.
The incident happened near 22nd Avenue and Dove Valley Road, east of Interstate 17.
Video from the scene showed the balloon crashed on the side of the road, partially over a backyard wall and hung up on a street light pole.
Watch video of the landing in the player below:
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Kara Giugliano was feeding her baby when the common sight outside her back window got concerningly close.
Giugliano couldn’t do anything but watch as the hot air balloon caught a light pole and slowly started to fall onto her roof and backyard.
In a video recorded at the time you can hear Giugliano say, “Oh my gosh what do I do? There’s a hot air balloon on our house.”
Mike England of Hot Air Expeditions was the pilot at the time.
He said they were aiming for an empty plot of land but missed it when the wind shifted east.
The fire department commended the pilot for how he managed the landing.
Phoenix Fire Department said although nine people were in the basket at the time of the crash, no injuries were reported.
Fire officials say the light pole involved was damaged and Salt River Project was called to the scene to de-energize the pole.
The FAA was notified about the collision and it's not known what led to the incident.
