A 35-year-old man is hospitalized with burns to his arm and leg after propane tanks exploded on the ground at a hot air balloon ride business near the Las Vegas Strip.
A spokesman for Vegas Balloon Rides said Tuesday morning that a pilot was refueling balloon tanks when the blast occurred. Jeff Chatterton says on-site refueling is routine and the company isn't sure which tanks sparked the fire.
The company's balloon rides launch off-site every day at dawn.
Riders typically don't visit its business on Polaris Avenue south of the Rio casino-hotel across Interstate-15 from the Las Vegas Strip.
Clark County Fire crews responded to the blast shortly after 9 a.m. and had it under control before 11 a.m. preventing the fire from spreading to nearby structures and propane tanks. (AP)
