Crum also served as a county magistrate and a special investigator for the prosecutor's office, Hubbard said.

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According to initial indications, the balloon was in the process of landing after 7 a.m. when a cable got caught around a helium tube and a fire erupted, according to an investigator with the state prosecutor's office.

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An investigator with the state prosecutor's office told the Associated Press that the balloon had been landing at about 07:00 (05:00 GMT) when a landing cable got caught around a tube and a fire broke out on board.

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