By Tim Binnall
A wild video from Mexico shows the moment when a fire-breathing street performer and a mariachi band had a bizarre brawl over a spot on a busy sidewalk. The jaw-dropping showdown, which was captured by a security camera, reportedly unfolded this past Sunday in Mexico City. The fight is said to have initially begun with some cross words between the entertainer and the musicians, which led to a particularly pugnacious mariachi player putting the fire-breather in a headlock and peppering him with punches before taking him to the ground. When the performer gets back on his feet after the band relents in their attack, he surprises them by launching a fiery counteroffensive.
Wielding a flaming torch, the street performer proceeds to put his act to work for him by launching fire at the band and striking multiple musicians. The men hit by the unorthodox attack quickly shed their burning jackets while smartly fleeing the scene and the rest of the mariachis quickly follow suit. Remarkably, despite being on the receiving end of the human flamethrower, the musicians managed to come out of the confrontation unscathed and it was only the fire-breather who ultimately needed medical attention. The scuffle, which ironically unfolded in front of a restaurant dubbed El Inferno, is believed to have been a territorial dispute between the performer and the band as to who could perform at the sidewalk location.