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A hot air balloon crashed near Luxor, Egypt, killing 19 people in the deadliest ballooning disaster in history.

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2013 Luxor hot air balloon crash

Fatal balloon crash in Egypt

On 26 February 2013, a hot air balloon crashed near Luxor, Egypt, killing 19 out of the 21 people on board. A fire developed in the basket due to a leak in the balloon's gas fuel system, causing the balloon to deflate mid-air and crash to the ground.
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Luxor

City in southern Egypt

Luxor is a city in Upper Egypt. Luxor had a population of 263,109 in 2020, with an area of approximately 417 km2 (161 sq mi) and is the capital of the Luxor Governorate. It is among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.
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