the french canadian city of montreal. it s also home to a summer music festival that draws thousands. the hudson festival is very, very popular with the town. everybody comes out. it s a very festive atmosphere. the best place to watch the performances is the stage by cunningham s restaurant and bar. we luck out every year. we get the stage right in front of our pub. july 31st, 2010, is the last night of the festival. hudson resident sherry graham is there with her family and her video camera. there s some really really interesting things. i walk around and see what i would like to film. she s not the only one excited to be at the festival. the area outside cunningham s is packed. in addition to the music, there s a special nighttime act, a fire breathing performance. we didn t know what to expect, but we knew it would be probably exciting. fire breathing has long captured the imagination with its irresistible mix of dazzle and daring.
it on camera have never met until this day. hi, sherry. after that night of trauma, ayesha might have stopped playing with fire, but instead the accident only reignited her passion. do i want to quit that world, do i want to continue? if i was looking inside of me, it s something i really like to do, and i couldn t stop. shortly after her recovery, ayesha s back dazzling fans with fire. i m amazed that she continues to do it, to be able to come back after having such an accident and do it again i think is a testament to her professionalism. that said, ayesha has a few words of caution. in every show i always tell the people don t try that at home because it s very dangerous.
the woman who burst into flames and the woman who caught it on camera have never met until this day. hi, sherry. after that night of trauma, ayesha might have stopped playing with fire, but instead the accident only reignited her passion. do i want to quit that world? do i want to continue? if i was looking inside of me, it s something i really like to do, and i couldn t stop. shortly after her recovery, ayesha s back dazzling fans with fire. i m amazed that she continues to do it. to be able to come back after having such an accident and do it again i think is a testament to her professionalism. that said, ayesha has a few words of caution. in every show i always tell the people don t try that at home because it s very dangerous. coming up
the fire extinguisher. i could see her face, it was on fire. something i ve never seen in my life. four years on the fire department we put out houses, we put out cars, we don t put out human beings. in seconds the extinguisher puts out the flames. i heard the sound of the whoosh of the fire extinguisher and everything was stopped. we ushered her off to a tent behind the stage set up for the performers. somebody had dialed 911 at that point. at first ayesha doesn t feel any pain. she seems more worried about the audience than herself. the only thing i was thinking was the show must go on. the music have to begin again, and just do like nothing happened. but then the ambulance arrives, and the pain begins. during the time i was in the ambulance, it was one of the longest time in my life because at this point it was burning. it was really painful. everybody s mind was on is she okay, is she going to be all right. inside cunningham s pub, sherry checks her camera. i
the woman who burst into flames and the woman who caught it on camera have never met until this day. hi, sherry. after that night of trauma, ayesha might have stopped playing with fire, but instead the accident only reignited her passion. do i want to quit that world, do i want to continue? if i was looking inside of me, it s something i really like to do, and i couldn t stop. shortly after her recovery, ayesha s back dazzling fans with fire. i m amazed that she continues to do it, to be able to come back after having such an accident and do it again i think is a testament to her professionalism. that said, ayesha has a few words of caution. in every show i always tell the people don t try that at home because it s very dangerous.