WATCH: 8 die in hot air balloon horror crash
WARNING DISTURBING FOOTAGE: Eight people were killed when a hot air balloon caught fire and crashed in Brazil.
FILE: A hot air balloon caught fire in Brazil. Picture: @aviationbrk/X screenshot
702’s Bongani Bingwa speaks with Jonathan ‘Khabazela’ Fairbairn about what’s going viral.
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A hot air balloon carrying 21 people in Brazil caught fire and crashed on Saturday.
Eight passengers died as a result.
Bystanders captured video footage of the moment the balloon went up in flames and crashed.
The pilot, who was one of the 13 survivors, tried to land the balloon when he noticed the fire and instructed passengers to jump out when they were close to the ground.
However, the fire was too strong, and the balloon quickly went up again before all the passengers could evacuate.
Once it was up again, it burst into flames and broke apart.
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“The balloon just disintegrates, and the basket comes plummeting to the ground.”
- Jonathan ‘Khabazela’ Fairbairn
WARNING: THE FOOTAGE BELOW IS DISTURBING
Won’t be flying in a hot air balloon any time soon. 😨 https://t.co/2bWGMQfJs7
— AlphaFo𝕏 (@Alphafox78) June 21, 2025
At least eight people have died in a hot air balloon accident in Brazil, a state governor has said.
— Breaking Aviation News & Videos (@aviationbrk) June 21, 2025
There were 21 people on board the balloon in the city of Praia Grande on Saturday morning, Governor of Santa Catarina Jorginho Mello said in a post on X.
Mello said 13 people… pic.twitter.com/NwHWQImBvI
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