Firework horror as 11 adults and 8 kids are hurt after costumes are set on FIRE and Carnival crowds scrambles tossing water and ice to save those ignited by flames

At least 19 people, including eight children, were treated for burns after a fireworks explosion set the costumes on fire at a Carnival in the Dominican Republic.

The injured were standing next to a stage for the start of festivities in the northern town of Salcedo Sunday afternoon when the fireworks inexplicably went off.

Shocking videos captured the moment the victims were dancing in the middle of a street when one of their costumes was set on fire. The person could be seen removing parts of his outfit before the flames spread.

Others ran throughout the streets engulfed in flames as bystanders watched in horror and did their best tossing water and ice trying to save the victims. 

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Nineteen people were hurt in Salcedo, Dominican Republic, on Sunday after their Carnival costumes were set on fire following an unexpected fireworks explosion 

Eight of the 19 people who were injured were treated for second and third degree burns

Another participant could be seen rolling on the pavement and standing on the feet frantically trying to take off their costume as the flames spread uncontrollably.

Carnival attendees rushed to the person's aid, dumping a bucket of ice and bottled water to get the fire under control.

However, the victim ran down the street hoping the flames would go out. Another  injured participant near them fell to ground as Good Samaritans used shirts to try to put down the fire.

The victims were rushed to trauma hospitals in Santiago, San Francisco de Macorís and Santo Domingo.

Carnival attendees came to the aid of a group of participants who were taking part in a parade on Sunday. At least eight of the 19 people who were injured suffered second and third degree burns 

A man used a shirt to try to put down the flames while a carnival participant's costume was on fire

The victims were rushed to trauma hospitals in Santiago, San Francisco de Macorís and Santo Domingo

Eight of the injured suffered second- and third-degree burns, Listín Diario newspaper reported.

'The incident, under investigation by the authorities, occurred moments before the start of the carnival,' Dominican Republic National Police spokesperson Diego Pesqueira. 

'The pyrotechnic devices directed their trajectory towards a crowd that was there.'

The remaining festivities at the carnival, which was set to conclude Sunday, were canceled.