{"id":2450219,"date":"2025-06-21T15:43:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T19:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hot-air-balloon-in-brazil-catches-fire-and-falls-from-the-sky-killing-8-and-injuring-13-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-06-21T15:45:22","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T19:45:22","slug":"hot-air-balloon-in-brazil-catches-fire-and-falls-from-the-sky-killing-8-and-injuring-13-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hot-air-balloon-in-brazil-catches-fire-and-falls-from-the-sky-killing-8-and-injuring-13-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Hot-air balloon in Brazil catches fire and falls from the sky, killing 8 and injuring 13 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhot-air-balloon-in-brazil-catches-fire-and-falls-from-the-sky-killing-8-and-injuring-13-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2450219&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-teenage-boy-allegedly-kills-9-in-school-shooting-in-serbia\/\" title=\"Teen boy ...ly kills 9 in Serbia school shooting.\">tragic incident occurred<\/a> in Brazil&#8217;s santa Catarina state when a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/branson-wins-billionaire-space-race-hits-53-miles-above-earth-in-rocket-plane\/\" title=\"Branson Wins Billion...e Space Race, Hits 53 Miles Above Earth In Rocket Plane\">hot-air balloon<\/a> caught fire and crashed,resulting in the deaths of eight people and injuring 13 others. The incident happened in Praia grande, where local news footage showed the balloon engulfed in flames as it fell. Eyewitness accounts revealed that some passengers fell from the balloon as the fire spread. The pilot, one of the survivors, reported that the fire started in the basket, prompting him to lower the balloon and instruct passengers to jump, though not everyone was able to escape in time.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Jorginho Mello and President Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva extended their condolences to the victims&#8217; families and mobilized emergency responses. The company operating the balloon, Sobrevoar, claimed to have complied with all safety regulations and announced a suspension of its operations following the tragedy. This incident follows another <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >recent hot-air balloon crash<\/a> in S\u00e3o Paulo state, highlighting the dangers associated with the activity, wich is popular in the region.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Hot-air balloon in Brazil catches fire and falls from the sky, killing 8 and injuring 13<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2154178\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) &mdash;<\/strong> A hot-air balloon caught fire and tumbled from the sky on Saturday in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/brazil\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Brazil<\/a>&rsquo;s southern state of Santa Catarina, killing eight people, firefighters said.<\/p>\n<p>Footage shared by local news outlet G1 showed billows of smoke coming from the balloon in flames as it hurtled toward the ground in the municipality of Praia Grande.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3449859\/trump-envoy-belarus-ukraine-peace-talks-stall\/\">Trump sends envoy to Russian ally Belarus as Ukraine peace talks stall<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3449816\/trump-treaty-congo-rwanda-war\/\">Trump announces he arranged a treaty between Congo and Rwanda in decades-long war<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3449839\/woman-call-mom-iran-robotic-voice-answered-phone\/\">A woman tried to call her mom in Iran. A robotic voice answered the phone<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>On a video on social media, two people can be seen falling through the air as the fire spread onboard the aircraft.<\/p>\n<p>Three people died hugging each other, said Ulisses Gabriel, chief of Santa Catarina&rsquo;s civil police force, on X. &ldquo;It hurts the soul.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Thirteen people survived and were taken to hospitals, Santa Catarina&rsquo;s military fire brigade said, adding that 21 people were on board including the pilot.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are in mourning. A tragedy has happened. We will see how it unfolds, what happened, why it happened. But the important thing now is for the state structure to do what it can,&rdquo; Gov. Jorginho Mello said in a video on X.<\/p>\n<p>Mello said he has asked authorities to head to the municipality &ldquo;to do as much as possible to rescue, to help, to take to hospital, to comfort the families.&rdquo;<a><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brazil&rsquo;s President&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/luiz-in-cio-lula-da-silva\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva<\/a>&nbsp;expressed his solidarity with victims&rsquo; families and said he was placing the federal government at the disposal of victims and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/erick-erickson-the-man-who-willingly-crawled-onto-a-pyre-to-be-burned-alive-for-jesus\/\" title=\"Erick Erickson: The Man Who Willingly Crawled Onto a Pyre To Be Burned Alive for Jesus\">local authorities<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;According to the pilot, who is one of the survivors, a fire started inside the basket and then he began to lower the balloon. When the balloon was very close to the ground, he ordered people to jump out of the basket,&rdquo; Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper quoted Praia Grande head police officer Tiago Luiz Lemos as saying.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Some of them didn&rsquo;t manage to jump. The fire increased and the balloon ended up falling,&rdquo; Lemos added.<\/p>\n<p>G1 reported that the balloon&rsquo;s expected flight time was 45 minutes, with the balloon reaching 1000 meters, and cost 550 reais (around $100) per passenger.<\/p>\n<p>Sobrevoar, the company responsible for the multi-colored balloon, said it complied with all regulations and had a clean accident record prior to Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Despite all necessary precautions and the efforts of our pilot &mdash; who has extensive experience and followed all recommended procedures in an attempt to save everyone on board the balloon &mdash; we are suffering from the pain caused by this tragedy,&rdquo; it said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Sobrevoar added that it was suspending all operations for an indefinite period.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3445498\/brad-lander-new-york-mayor-candidate-arrested-ice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>WHO IS BRAD LANDER &mdash; THE NYC MAYORAL CANDIDATE ARRESTED BY ICE?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Praia Grande is a common destination for hot-air ballooning, a popular activity in parts of southern Brazil.<\/p>\n<p>Last Sunday, a balloon came down in Sao Paulo state, killing a 27-year-old woman and injuring 11 other people, G1 reported.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2154178\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2154178\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hot-air balloon in Brazil catches fire, killing 8 and injuring 13<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":2450220,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/hot-air-balloon-caribbean.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[8151,4403,13980,3655,57637],"class_list":["post-2450219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-accident","tag-brazil","tag-casualties","tag-fire","tag-hot-air-balloon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/hot-air-balloon-caribbean.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2450219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2450219"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2450219\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2450223,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2450219\/revisions\/2450223"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2450220"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2450219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2450219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2450219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}