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

Eight people have died after a hot-air balloon caught fire and tumbled from the sky in Brazil.A further 13 people including the pilot were injured in the incident in the southern state of Santa Catarina on Saturday morning,

Eight tourists die in fiery hot air balloon crash in Brazil's Praia Grande region while 13 others survive by jumping from burning aircraft during scenic flight.