Listen Live

News

Hot air balloon catches fire at Pittsfield festival, injuring one

1 day ago in Local

Hot air balloon catches fire at Pittsfield festival, injuring one

Guests watch as hot air balloons are inflated at the Indiana State Fair, Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025, in Indianapolis. Photo: Associated Press/AP Photo/Darron Cummings


PITTSFIELD, N.H.- Authorities say one person was injured over the weekend when a hot air balloon caught fire.

According to police the unidentified individual was injured Saturday during the Suncook Valley Rotary Club’s annual rally.

The fire occurred during the early morning hours when a remote-controlled balloon that “experienced a malfunction” before flames broke out.

The balloon’s operator was transported to Concord Hospital with minor injuries but has since been released.

Tags: Hot Air Balloon, Pittsfield NH, Suncook Valley Rotary Club

Story © 2026 Saga Communications - Images © 2026 Associated Press

Recent Headlines

7 hours ago in National

Musk likely to face tough questions during SpaceX’s first earnings call as a public company

Investors in Elon Musk's space company get a chance to question him Tuesday after SpaceX issues its first quarterly earnings since going public.

23 hours ago in National

25 states sue over Trump’s new tariffs, calling them ‘pretext’ to replace his old ones

Twenty-five states sued the Trump administration Monday over its latest tariffs, calling them a pretext for replacing import taxes the Supreme Court struck down in February.

4 days ago in National

New York sues prediction market platform Kalshi alleging ‘illegal gambling operation’

New York officials sued prediction market platform Kalshi on Friday, calling it an "illegal, unlicensed gambling operation" as the state seeks to halt its operations and force the company to forfeit its profits.

5 days ago in National

Father who gave his son the gun used in a Georgia high school shooting to be sentenced

A sentencing hearing was underway Thursday for a man who gave his son the gun used to kill two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School in Georgia after he was convicted of second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter.

1 week ago in National, Trending

Savannah Guthrie makes an emotional plea to her mother’s kidnappers

"Today" show host Savannah Guthrie says in a new video that her family is living an unending nightmare nearly six months after her mother's disappearance and pleads with her kidnappers: "Tell us where to look for her."