Brazil: Eight dead in hot air balloon crash, say officials. Footage shared by local news outlet G1 showed smoke coming from the balloon as it fell to the ground in the early hours of Saturday.

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 ...

At least eight people have died in a hot air balloon accident in southern Brazil, the governor of Santa Catarina state has said. There were 21 people on board the balloon in the city of Praia ...

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.

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.

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.

The Brief. A hot air balloon caught fire and crashed in southern Brazil, killing at least eight people. Thirteen of the 21 people onboard survived and were taken to nearby hospitals.

QUECHEE, Vt. (WCAX) - Quechee’s 45th annual balloon festival takes to the skies on Friday. Gates open at 3 p.m., and 17 pilots from across the northeast will take visitors for rides.