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Balloon brings down power cables

Fallen balloon
The occupants were able to get out of the balloon unharmed

Electricity was off in two villages in Wiltshire after a hot air balloon brought down power cables.

Emergency services were called to the incident at Sleight Farm near Devizes and a safety cordon was put into place around the site.

The occupants of the balloon had managed to get out of the basket and were not hurt.

A spokesman for Southern Electric said about 100 homes in Sleight and Stert were without power.

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