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In a truly horrific accident, a football fan blew his hand off when lighting a flare in Brazil.

The Athletico Paranaense supporter was among a number of hardcore fans at the airport to wave the Curitiba side off before they took on Internacional in the Copa do Brazil final.

3 A group of supporters were at the airport to see their side off when the accident happened – the supporter is on the right, wearing the club’s shirt

But during the singing and the cheering a loud bang was heard.

This was the moment the flare went off in the fan’s hand.

His fellow supporters scrambled around him, appearing to try to calm the shocked supporter down until a policeman performed a tourniquet to stop the bleeding.

3 The supporter was rushed to a nearby hospital but media report the remaining part of his left hand was amputated due to the injuries

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Eyewitness Juliano Lorenz Oscar called it ‘one of the most shocking scenes of his life’ and said the noise was huge.

Athletico Paranaense ended up winning the tournament – their first Copa do Brazil – beating their opponents 3-1 over two legs.

full video of that guys hand being blown off by a pyro in Brazil the other day pic.twitter.com/qB4EAFWL0M — Billy (@BillyAVFC_) September 19, 2019