20-06-2010 , Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Firefighters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil say balloons filled with flaming wicks of cotton and wax triggered a fire in a national park above the city. The balloons were released to celebrate the Festa Junina .

Stunning time-lapse video at the end shows the flames rising up the Dos Cabritos hill, which separates the tourist hot spots of Ipanema and Copacabana.