Unexpected landing: Hot air balloon narrowly misses house

A hot air balloon landed on Harmer Crescent in Drumbo on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015. (Braedon McDonald)

A hot air balloon had a close call as it came in for a landing Tuesday evening.

Firefighters were called to Harmer Crescent in Drumbo around 5:15 p.m.

They were told that the balloon may have crashed into a house.

Witnesses say that wasn’t the case – in fact, the balloon missed the house by about 10 feet.

It landed smoothly on the road, where all eight people on board were able to get out safely.

Part of the balloon came to rest on the canopy of the house.

Within an hour, the balloon and all emergency responders had left the scene.

A spokesperson for Skyward Balloons, which owns the balloon, says the landing was safe due to the light winds in the area at the time.