According to the pilot, who was one of the survivors, a fire started inside the basket, forcing it down as flames spread.

Thirteen people survived, including the pilot, who had lowered the balloon and ordered passengers to jump out.

At least eight people are dead following a crash involving a hot-air balloon in Brazil. Video posted to social media showed ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Eight people died when a hot air balloon crashed in southern Brazil on Saturday, authorities said. The ...

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

A hot air balloon caught fire in Brazil on June 21, causing some passengers to jump to the ground. At least eight of the 21 ...

A hot-air balloon caught fire and tumbled from the sky on Saturday (June 21, 2025) in Brazil’s southern state of Santa Catarina, killing eight people, firefighters said.

Santa Catarina’s civil police chief, Ulisses Gabriel, shared that three of the victims caught in the hot air balloon fire ...

At least eight people were killed Saturday when a hot-air balloon with 21 passengers caught fire in southern Brazil, a state ...

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