Terrifying moment fireball engulfs boat as oil barrel explodes at Brazilian port leaving five injured The explosion, in the town of Igarape-Miri, Brazil, totally engulfs three workmen CCTV footage shows the boat's occupants desperately fleeing the inferno One workman valiantly throws himself into harm's way to turn off the oil valve Two men were hospitalised after the tragedy that occurred on 8 October
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This is the terrifying moment a boat burst into flames after an oil spill, leaving five injured.
Miraculously nobody died, but the shocking incident in the town of Igarape-Miri, Brazil, left two needing hospital treatment for their burns.
The dramatic CCTV footage shows a group of men working on the boat, when a barrel that is sitting on the gangway suddenly begins spouting out highly flammable liquid.
One of the workmen at the scene of the tragedy in Igarape-Miri, Brazil foresees the impending disaster, throwing himself into the water so he can turn the valve on the barrel and stop the oil leak
The man who was bobbing in the water is swallowed by the flames, while two workmen on the boat are momentarily