A freak accident involving a hot air balloon in southern Brazil has resulted in the death of eight people after the balloon caught fire and plunged from the sky on Saturday. Footage from local media showed billows of smoke rising from the balloon engulfed in flames as it plummeted toward the ground in the municipality of Praia Grande,

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.

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