Man watches as wife dies in Luxor balloon crash caught on amateur video Man who jumped from balloon watched wife float away Ran 200m to raise alarm at nearby houses Tragic crash captured on amateur video A MAN who jumped from a burning hot air balloon watched in horror as his wife floated away from him to her death. Michael Rennine, from Perth in Scotland, jumped from the hot air balloon along with its pilot seconds after the balloon burst into flames. His wife Yvonne and 18 other tourists were trapped on the balloon as it floated away then plummeted 300 metres to the ground. Mr Rennie screamed "my wife" as the balloon floated away before racing along a dirt track to raise the alarm at a nearby group of houses. Local tell me balloon crash survivor Michael Rennie ran to these homes shouting for help. Had burns to side of face," Daybreak reporter Richard Gaisford tweeted. Michael Rennie ran to these homes to raise the alarm after he jumped from a burning hot-air balloon. Picture: Richard Gaisford/Twitter Witnesses say Mr Rennie had run 200m along a track from where the balloon first touched down. He'd have seen the balloon rise up above him, with the basket and canopy ablaze - his wife Yvonne still in it. He shouted 'my wife'. Mr Rennie was taken to a local hospital in Luxor where he was treated for severe burns and is now in a stable condition. The balloon's pilot was also treated in hospital. Amateur video footage shows a hot air balloon over Luxor, Egypt as it plummets to the ground after catching on fire. Pictue: Al-Jazeera Terrifying video has emerged of the hot-air balloon catching fire before the fatal crash. The amateur footage, recorded from another balloon nearby, was broadcast by Al Jazeera TV following the deaths of 19 people in the Luxor tragedy. Smoke can be seen billowing from the stricken craft in an eerie silhouette against the rising sun. Then, the smoke trail goes down to the ground as the balloon collapses and plummets 300 metres. Meanwhile, a photographer who witnessed the tragedy has posted an image taken moments before the accident with the words: "I prefer to remember yesterday like this." Picture: Christopher Michel San Francisco-based freelancer Christopher Michel was taking aerial photos from another balloon when catastrophe struck. The ill-fated balloon was flying over the ancient city of Luxor when it caught fire and crashed into a sugar cane field. Investigators inspect the site where a hot air balloon crashed after catching fire and exploding during a sunrise flight over the ancient temple city of Luxor. As family and friends come to terms with the loss of their loved ones, Michel relived the calm and serenity of the flight before the tragedy. Relatives of the nine Hong Kong citizens killed in the Luxor balloon accident arrive at the Cairo International Airport. An initial probe into the hot air balloon crash has ruled out any criminal action as a cause of the accident, state media said. "Investigations so far by the general prosecution show no suspicion of criminal activity," the official MENA news agency reported, citing the preliminary findings of the investigation. Four investigating teams were formed after Prime Minister Hisham Qandil ordered a probe into Tuesday's balloon crash in the ancient temple city of Luxor that killed tourists from Hong Kong, Japan, Britain, France and Hungary. Luxor Governor Saad Ezzat and a delegation of Egyptian officials, as well as tourism industry professionals, visited the scene of the crash where they placed three bouquets of white flowers before observing a minute's silence. Investigators have inspected the area in the dense sugar cane fields of Luxor, spoke to witnesses and residents and reviewed the operating company's paperwork and licences. According to the investigating teams, the company that operates the balloon rides, Sky Cruise, had passed a routine inspection by the Civil Aviation Ministry on February 13-15. The minister of aviation checked the documents of the company operating the balloon. He found everything is okay. The technical requirements were okay," Mr Ezzat told reporters at the crash site. Civil Aviation Minister Wael al-Maadawi said, meanwhile, that he had agreed to a request by British authorities to attend the probe. Things are very fresh at the moment. As the governor said, the investigations are ongoing, but if there is anything we could do, we will be happy to do so," British Consul John Hamilton told AFP from Luxor. "Our main concern at this time is with the people who suffered such a horrific accident and I extend our deepest condolences to their families," he said. A video shot by a passenger on another flight appears to show smoke pouring from the balloon's basket for some time before the balloon itself blows up, leaving the basket full of tourists to freefall to earth. The pilot and one tourist survived by jumping out of the basket at some point before it hit the ground, said an employee of Sky Cruise. The families of the Hong Kong victims on Wednesday flew in to Cairo, where the bodies of the dead tourists have been transported to a forensic institute, airport sources said. Nine tourists from Hong Kong were believed to be among the crash victims, their tour organiser said.