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,

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.

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 by local news outlet G1 showed billows of smoke coming from the balloon in flames as it hurtled toward the ground in the municipality of Praia Grande.