Rescue teams and experts at the crash site after a hot air balloon carrying 21 people caught fire and plunged, in Praia Grande, State of Santa Catarina, southern Brazil, on June 21, 2025.

Prayers are pouring in on social media after a "horrifying" hot air balloon accident on Saturday. A hot air balloon reportedly carrying more than 20 people caught fire and crashed on Saturday. The ...

There were reportedly more than 20 people on board the hot air balloon. Tragically, only about half of them survived. At least eight people are dead and more could be injured.

A hot-air balloon carrying 21 people in Brazil caught fire Saturday morning and crashed, killing at least eight people, Santa Catarina’s military fire brigade said. The crash happened in Santa ...

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CNN — At least eight people are dead following an accident involving a hot air balloon in Brazil’s southern region of Santa Catarina on Saturday, according to the local governor.

He said 21 people were on board; the other 13 survived. Video posted to social media shows a hot air balloon catching fire while in the sky. The balloon then deflates and falls to the ground.

Though she knew nothing about hot air balloons at the time, Holle recognized Falls City, with a population of 4,000, needed something different to attract visitors and entertain residents.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A hot-air balloon caught fire and tumbled from the sky on Saturday in Brazil ’s southern state of Santa Catarina, killing eight people, firefighters said. Footage shared ...