Circus death in Ireland

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According to Fox News, A tragic circus death occured yesterday in Dublin, Ireland. A clown (possibly an aerialist in a clown costume - early reports are unclear) suspended beneath a hot-air balloon in a cage was killed when the balloon caught fire as dozens of children watched, police said Tuesday.
The accident happened Monday night as the Royal Russian Circus was performing in Scariff, County Clare, a village in western Ireland. About 100 people were in the audience, most of them children. Police said the clown was a 26-year-old man from Belarus but didn’t release his name.
Witnesses said the man, dressed in a clown outfit, was hanging from a cage suspended by ropes and a hot-air balloon inside the canvas tent. When the balloon exploded in flames, the cage fell on top of the man.
The man’s wife, who was also part of the act, suffered a broken arm. Our sympathies and prayers go out to her and the family