The digital athletes in NBA Jam performed such hoops-time high jinx as jumping from the half-court line, doing flips in the air and lighting the basket on fire as they dunked the ball.

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Members of the plant's incident team were called to deal with the situation as carbon dioxide was sprayed over the basket to ensure it did not catch fire.

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When fire broke out, the 49-year-old jumped from the balloon's basket but Mrs Rennie, who was 48, was among 19 tourists killed.

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The fire-engine red bicycles look dinky but are actually fairly sturdy machines, with high handlebars and a basket in front to throw a bag into.

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