ARLINGTON, TN - Residents who lost power today in Arlington can thank a weekend hobbyist for the outage.The Shelby County Sheriff's Office tells myEyewitnessNews.com that 50 year-old Fred Dunham lost control of his hot air balloon near Memphis-Arlington Road around 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 22, 2009.
Dunham was releasing his balloon into the air when strong winds took control, pushing the balloon into nearby live power lines. Dunham ducked down in the basket as the balloon hit the wires and caused an explosion.
"I thought he was going to die," says his wife.
Dunham tells myEyewitnessNews.com that the accident happened quickly. "We were launching our balloon and the wind picked up and snapped the quick release and brought me right into the wires."
The balloon and basket came to rest in a nearby drainage ditch. No one was injured. An MLGW spokesperson says all power was restored by 10:00 p.m. Sunday night.
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