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PHOTOS: Deadly hot air balloon fire, crash in Virginia

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Monday, May 12, 2014
A hot air balloon with three people on board caught fire and crash in Virginia on Friday, May 9th.
A hot air balloon with three people on board caught fire and crash in Virginia on Friday, May 9th.
A hot air balloon with three people on board caught fire and crash in Virginia on Friday, May 9th.
A hot air balloon with three people on board caught fire and crash in Virginia on Friday, May 9th.
A hot air balloon with three people on board caught fire and crash in Virginia on Friday, May 9th.
Pictured: Ginny Doyle, a Philadelphia native and Archbishop Ryan graduate who was on board the hot air balloon that caught fire and crash in Virginia.
A hot air balloon with three people on board caught fire and crash in Virginia on Friday, May 9th.
A hot air balloon with three people on board caught fire and crash in Virginia on Friday, May 9th.
A hot air balloon with three people on board caught fire and crash in Virginia on Friday, May 9th.
A hot air balloon with three people on board caught fire and crash in Virginia on Friday, May 9th.
A hot air balloon with three people on board caught fire and crash in Virginia on Friday, May 9th.
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