A man participating in a Mexican city’s inaugural balloon festival died after falling from a runaway balloon that caught on fire.

A man lost his life after saving two people from a burning hot air balloon during the First Balloon Festival in Zacatecas, Mexico. A balloon festival is a gathering of hot air balloons, and it features flights, races, and associated activities.

The basket of the hot air balloon caught on fire. It was still on the ground with two other hot air balloons but broke free of the tether as a flame erupted.