Authorities Identify 5 Victims In Hot Air Balloon Crash

Gondola was severed after balloon hit a power line in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Authorities have released the names of the five people who died after a hot air balloon crashed in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  Mayor Tim Keller said, "We want to offer our condolences to the families." All were Albuquerque residents: two older couples and the pilot — 62-year-old Nicholas Meleski — who had been licensed to fly balloons since 1994. On Saturday, the basket detached from the balloon after it hit a power line. The basket fell about 100 feet to the median of a busy city street before catching on fire.