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.

Eight people were killed after a hot-air balloon carrying 21 passengers, including the pilot, crashed on Saturday in Brazil's southern state of Santa Catarina, state officials said.

Brazilian authorities on Saturday finished recovering the bodies of the 62 people who died when their plane tumbled from the sky, as experts began examining the doomed aircraft's black boxes.

June 21 (UPI) -- A hot-air balloon carrying 21 passengers caught fire and killed eight during what was to be a 45-minute tourist flight in Brazil on Saturday morning. The tragedy occurred in a ...

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