Footage shared by local media showed billows of smoke coming from the balloon in flames as it hurtled towards the ground in ...

A hot-air balloon carrying 21 people caught fire and fell from the sky in a region in southern Brazil popular with tourists.

The horrifying crash (pictured) happened today in the country's southern state of Santa Catarina, in its Praia Grande region ...

Tragedy struck in the skies above the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina when a hot-air balloon carrying several passengers ...

The hot air balloon was carrying 21 people on a tourism flight when it caught fire and crashed, authorities said.

A hot air balloon has caught fire and tumbled from the sky in Brazil's southern state of Santa Catarina, killing eight people ...

At least eight people are dead following an accident involving a hot air balloon in Brazil’s southern region of Santa ...

A hot-air balloon carrying 21 passengers caught fire and killed eight during what was to be a 45-minute tourist flight in ...

A freak accident involving a hot air balloon in southern Brazil has resulted in the death of eight people after the balloon ...