A hot-air balloon is believed to have caught fire and crashed in the U.S. with three people aboard, state police said Friday.
Eyewitnesses said they saw the balloon´s gondola in flames and heard screams for help.
A pilot and two passengers were believed to be on board, Virginia State Police spokeswoman Corinne Geller told a news conference, according to several news media reports.
She said police had not yet found any wreckage but planned to search throughout the night.
