Two people have died and one other injured saturday after hot air balloon cought fire and bursted near Mexico City, authorities said.
The officials who work in the state of Mexico where the incident occurred, confirmed that the injured victim which was described as a girl , suffered variety burns and a broken arm.
According to a video of the incident posted on social media, the occupants of the balloon appeared to have fallen or jumped from the craft.
The dead were listed as a male, 50, and a woman, 38.
The accident occurred near the pre-Hispanic ruin site of Teotihuacan, just north of Mexico City. The area is a popular location for balloon rides.
The cause of the accident was under investigation.
Teotihuacan, best known for its twin Temples of the Sun and Moon, was once a large city that housed over 100,000 inhabitants and covered around 8 square miles (20 square kilometers).
The still-mysterious city was one of the largest in the world at its apex between 100 B.C. and A.D. 750. But it was abandoned before the rise of the Aztecs in the 14th century.