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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.

Prayers are pouring in on social media after a "horrifying" hot air balloon accident on Saturday. A hot air balloon reportedly carrying more than 20 people caught fire and crashed on Saturday.

FILE - 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. (Photo by Ahmad ...

A hot-air balloon has caught fire and tumbled from the sky in Brazil’s southern state of Santa Catarina, killing eight people.

A hot-air balloon carrying 21 people caught fire and fell from the sky in a region in southern Brazil popular with tourists.

A hot-air balloon has caught fire and tumbled from the sky in Brazil's southern state of Santa Catarina, killing eight people. Thirteen people survived and were taken to hospitals on Saturday.

At least eight people died after a hot air balloon caught fire mid-air, forcing passengers to jump out of the basket to avoid the flames.