(LAKANA) – The Olympic torch is getting closer to Rio, but the torch bearer had to dodge a man on Wednesday who tried to douse the flame with a fire extinguisher.
Torch bearers ran through Joinville, Brazil, when a man broke through the crowd with a fire extinguisher. A security guard tackled the man, and the torch bearers kept running with the flame intact, according to the Los Angeles Times.
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This is the second attempt to put out the flame in the host country. A man in Maracaju tried to douse the flame with water a few weeks ago but hit a security guard instead, the Times reports.