A burner apparatus (10,50,70) comprising: a fluid-based flame stabilizer for discharging a stabilized flame therefrom, wherein the flame stabilizer is a device wherein one or more fluids are introduced into a duct through at least two nozzles at different fluid velocities and a streamwise vortex is formed within the duct due to the difference in fluid velocities; a burner tile (44,76) defining a primary flow passage therein, the primary flow passage having an inlet end, a discharge end, and a wall connecting the inlet end to the discharge end and surrounding the primary flow passage, wherein the fluid-based flame stabilizer is operatively disposed to direct the stabilized flame into the primary flow passage of the burner tile (44,76); and a plurality of fuel lances (42,72) associated with the burner tile (44,76), each of the plurality of fuel lances (42,72) having a discharge nozzle, the discharge nozzles of the plurality of fuel lances (42,72) being positioned proximate the discharge end of the primary flow passage of the burner tile (44,76) and spaced to distribute a first gaseous fuel proximate the discharge end of the primary flow passage of the burner tile (44,76); characterized in that a first Coanda feature having a Coanda surface is configured to direct a portion of the stabilized flame from the primary flow passage defined by the burner tile (44,76) at the discharge end of the primary flow passage toward at least one first fuel lance of the plurality of fuel lances (42,72) to cross light the at least one first fuel lance, wherein said Coanda surface is convexly-curved in a direction of fluid flow in a manner such that the fluid flowing along the surface deviates from a linear flow direction and towards the direction of said curving surface. a fluid-based flame stabilizer for discharging a stabilized flame therefrom, wherein the flame stabilizer is a device wherein one or more fluids are introduced into a duct through at least two nozzles at different fluid velocities and a streamwise vortex is formed within the duct due to the difference in fluid velocities; a burner tile (44,76) defining a primary flow passage therein, the primary flow passage having an inlet end, a discharge end, and a wall connecting the inlet end to the discharge end and surrounding the primary flow passage, wherein the fluid-based flame stabilizer is operatively disposed to direct the stabilized flame into the primary flow passage of the burner tile (44,76); and a plurality of fuel lances (42,72) associated with the burner tile (44,76), each of the plurality of fuel lances (42,72) having a discharge nozzle, the discharge nozzles of the plurality of fuel lances (42,72) being positioned proximate the discharge end of the primary flow passage of the burner tile (44,76) and spaced to distribute a first gaseous fuel proximate the discharge end of the primary flow passage of the burner tile (44,76); characterized in that a first Coanda feature having a Coanda surface is configured to direct a portion of the stabilized flame from the primary flow passage defined by the burner tile (44,76) at the discharge end of the primary flow passage toward at least one first fuel lance of the plurality of fuel lances (42,72) to cross light the at least one first fuel lance, wherein said Coanda surface is convexly-curved in a direction of fluid flow in a manner such that the fluid flowing along the surface deviates from a linear flow direction and towards the direction of said curving surface.