Shocking video shows a Chinese zoo dancer being engulfed in fire during a live performance — with her running to jump into a river to put out the flames.
The dancer’s red dress caught alight soon after she started a fire dance – a Chinese ancient folk tradition – at the Nantong Forest Safari Park near Shanghai last Wednesday, video shared by Shanghai Daily shows.
She was supposed to dance safely in between two lit hoops — but the fires quickly raced up her dress.
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