Canada ? The operators of the hot air balloon that caught fire in a spectacular crash that killed a mother and daughter have suspended operations as authorities investigate the accident, a company official said.

Fantasy Balloon Charters is waiting for Canada’s Transportation Safety Board to determine how a fire broke out at sunset Friday in the gondola of the balloon, said John Kageorge, a crew member at Fantasy.

The balloon’s gondola was loaded with a dozen passengers and a pilot when a fire broke out at launching near Vancouver. Officials said the balloon broke free from its moorings and rose into the air as most of those aboard jumped to the ground.