Hot air balloons take off ... Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. The nine-day gathering draws hundreds of thousands of spectators and pilots to New Mexico each fall for the rare opportunity ...

It's thought the balloon hit a power line before crashing to the ground Five people have been killed after a hot air balloon hit a power line in Albuquerque, New Mexico, early on Saturday morning.

The nine-day gathering draws hundreds of thousands of spectators and pilots to New Mexico ... the balloons to rise. Fiesta veterans explain it's all about generating lift by heating the air ...