Photos: Hot air balloon crash in Texas

Flowers sit next to police tape at the site of a hot air balloon crash near Lockhart, Texas, on July 31, 2016.

(Jessalyn Tamez / AP)

Chicago Tribune

July 31, 2016 7:28 AM PT

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A hot air balloon carrying 16 people caught on fire and crashed in Central Texas, killing all aboard, the National Transportation Safety Board confirmed July 31, 2016.

Robert Sumwalt, board member with the National Transportation Safety Board, answers questions during a press conference near the site of a hot air balloon crash near Maxwell, Texas, on July 31, 2016.

(Edward A. Ornelas / AP)

Nixon resident Lisa Peralez reads a prayer at the site of Saturday’s hot air balloon crash near Lockhart, Texas, on July 31, 2016.

(Jessalyn Tamez / AP)

Caldwell County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Quinn rolls out crime scene tape to secure the area near where a hot air balloon crashed on July 30, 2016, near Lockhart, Texas.

(Ralph Barrera / AP)