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.

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,

PRAIA GRANDE, Brazil — A hot air balloon accident claimed the lives of at least eight people after a fire broke out mid-air, forcing passengers to jump from the basket to escape the flames. Video Quality Speed 00:00 00:52 8 killed as hot air balloon catches fire, forcing passengers to jump (Video: CNN Newsource)