Hot air balloons are made up of three major components: the burner, the envelope and the basket. Here's how they help the balloons take flight.

Eight people were killed in a Brazilian hot-air balloon disaster when a fire broke out during the flight. Thirteen people survived the crash.

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.

SNL on Saturday took aim at Pop The Balloon Or Find Love, the popular dating show format from You Tube and TikTok that’s spawned memes and gone viral with its love connections gone wrong.

The balloon fiesta, held Oct. 5-13, is the "world's largest gathering to celebrate hot air balloons" and balloonists, according to the festival website.

Last Sunday, a hot air balloon crashed in central Turkey, leaving its pilot dead and 19 Indonesian tourists injured, a local official said.

A man fell to his death from a hot air balloon after it burst into flames during a Mexico festival on Sunday, May 11, according to authorities in Mexico ...

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.

In our travel news roundup this week: the rise in solo dining, where to save money at US ski resorts, plus the Californian hot-air balloon company offering a rather cheeky package.

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