Five people died in a&nbsp;hot&nbsp;air&nbsp;balloon&nbsp;accident&nbsp;in Albuquerque, in the southwestern United States, the city's police announced Saturday.

The&nbsp;accident&nbsp;caused power outages in the area for several hours after the&nbsp;balloon&nbsp;came into contact with a power line.&nbsp;

"Unfortunately, 4 individuals died as a result of their wounds from the&nbsp;hot&nbsp;air&nbsp;balloon&nbsp;crash," Albuquerque police said on Twitter, adding that one person was taken to a hospital in critical condition.&nbsp;

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Authorities said later Saturday that the adult male had died of his injuries.

"Our prayers go out to the friends and family of all five people who tragically lost their lives," police said on Twitter.

Early Saturday morning, some 13,000 people were without power because of the&nbsp;accident, local utility PNM tweeted.

Power was later restored to all affected customers, it said.&nbsp;

Five people died in a hot air balloon accident in Albuquerque, in the southwestern United States, the city's police announced Saturday. The accident caused power outages in the area for several hours after the balloon came into contact with a power line.

Five people died in a hot air balloon accident in Albuquerque, in the southwestern United States, the city's police announced Saturday. The accident caused power outages in the area for several hours after the balloon came into contact with a power line. "Unfortunately, 4 individuals died as a result of their wounds from the hot air balloon crash," Albuquerque police said on Twitter, adding that one person was taken to a hospital in critical condition. Also Read | German CDU chancellor candidate: Nord Stream could be halted if Russia abuses it Authorities said later Saturday that the adult male had died of his injuries. "Our prayers go out to the friends and family of all five people who tragically lost their lives," police said on Twitter. Early Saturday morning, some 13,000 people were without power because of the accident, local utility PNM tweeted. Power was later restored to all affected customers, it said.

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Nine labourers fell to their deaths from the 13th floor of a residential tower block under construction in western India on Friday after a concrete slab collapsed, an official said. 
 
Four other construction workers were injured in the accident in the city of Pune, about 120 kilometres (75 miles) from India&#39;s financial capital Mumbai. 
 
&quot;Nine workers fell to their death from the 13th floor after the slab collapsed at about 11 am (0530 GMT),&quot; National Disaster Response Force official Sachidanand Gawde told AFP. 
 
Pune police said they had launched an investigation into the incident. Deadly accidents at building sites are relatively common in India and are often blamed on a lack of safety measures. 
 
(AFP)

Four other workers were injured as a concrete slab collapsed

Nine labourers fell to their deaths from the 13th floor of a residential tower block under construction in western India on Friday after a concrete slab collapsed, an official said. Four other construction workers were injured in the accident in the city of Pune, about 120 kilometres (75 miles) from India's financial capital Mumbai. "Nine workers fell to their death from the 13th floor after the slab collapsed at about 11 am (0530 GMT)," National Disaster Response Force official Sachidanand Gawde told AFP. Pune police said they had launched an investigation into the incident. Deadly accidents at building sites are relatively common in India and are often blamed on a lack of safety measures. (AFP)

Nine construction workers die on site in India

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