Pilot charged over deadly hot air balloon crash in Mexico
Two passengers, a couple from Mexico, died in the crash, and their teenage daughter was injured.
Hot air balloon rides above the archaeological site near the capital, Mexico City, are very popular.
But the Federation of Hot Air Balloons of Teotihuacán said the balloon which crashed was not registered with them.
Video of the incident showed the balloon's basket on fire. Officials said its passengers had jumped out of it from a considerable height.
A 50-year-old man and his 39-year-old wife died, while their 13-year-old daughter suffered burns and a broken bone.
She has since been discharged from the hospital.
Local media said the couple, José Edgar Nolasco and Viridiana Becerril, had booked the balloon flight to celebrate Ms Becerril's 39th birthday.
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