Blimp catches fire, crashes near U.S. Open at Erin Hills

Published

9 years ago

Jun 15, 2017

A blimp deflated, caught fire and crashed near the U.S. Open at Erin Hills. It was not affiliated with the championship.

Just got to the #USOpen and the blimp caught fire and crashed. People parachuted out. pic.twitter.com/1lDi3VkXCu

— madison seigworth (@msiggyy) June 15, 2017

The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel has published a detailed report of the incident, so we’ll just summarize the details.

The blimp crashed at 11:20 a.m. CST, according to the report, between Highways 83 and 167. Rescue crews and fire departments responded to the scene shortly after the crash.

If you are lucky enough to be at the US Open today share your blimp sighting pics! @penfed #PenFedBlimp #USOpen #USOpen2017 #ErinHills #Golf pic.twitter.com/trFyddODWD

— AirSign (@AirSign) June 15, 2017

The blimp was advertising PenFed Credit Union. It was being promoted by AirSign, a national aerial advertising firm. The pilot remained with the blimp as it slowly descended to the ground.

A spokesman for AirSign spoke to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, and said that the pilot is okay, but suffered some burns.

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