Horrific moment fire dancer engulfed by flames after performance goes wrong in front of tourists

Warning: contains footage some readers may find distressing

The incident took place at a resort in Crimea

A crowd were left horrified after a fire dancer was engulfed in flames during a performance before being helped by onlookers. The performer suffered burns mainly to his mouth and face after his performance went badly wrong. The man is only identified as 35-year-old Grigory. In video footage of the incident, he is performing in Feodosia, a resort in Crimea. As he tries to blow a column of fire from the flame he is twirling around, his mouth suddenly catches fire as the kerosene ignites. [caption id="attachment_346247" align="alignnone" width="1072"] The man was performing on the embankment in Feodosia, a resort in occupied Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014 (YouTube)[/caption] He quickly puts his hand to his mouth but the flames then appear to spread across his face and upper body. [caption id="attachment_346248" align="alignnone" width="1128"] As he tries to blow a column of flames, his mouth sets on fire (YouTube)

[/caption] [caption id="attachment_346249" align="alignnone" width="720"] The 35-year-old falls to the ground as the flames engulf his body (YouTube)[/caption] As he falls to the ground, members of the crowd rush over to help smother the flames with their clothes and bare hands.

Paramedics were quickly on the scene, say reports.

[caption id="attachment_346250" align="alignnone" width="1284"] Onlookers rush to smother the flames (YouTube)[/caption] You can watch the terrifying footage here.

According to local media, the performer was rushed to hospital in Simferopol and is in a "serious but stable" condition.

"The victim was hospitalised at Simferopol Clinical Emergency Hospital No. 6,' said a statement from the Health Ministry in Crimea.

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