Balloon explosion while trying to extinguish birthday candles, it turns out that injected gas...
Mar 04, 2025
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According to local media such as Vietnam Net, A, a 33-year-old woman living in Hanoi, Vietnam, held her 33rd birthday party with her friends.
At the end of the party, she took a cake on a balloon-mounted stage for a commemorative photo shoot.
According to the video, a huge fireball erupted when a large balloon burst next to her blew out the cake candle the moment she blew out the candle.
Burns to her hair and face, she screamed and dropped the cake on the floor.
As a result of hospital examinations, 10% of the body suffered first- and second-degree burns.
The cause of the accident was reportedly hydrogen gas injected into the balloon.
Hydrogen gas has been used in balloons in the past, but it has been replaced by helium gas due to the high risk of explosion.
However, since hydrogen is cheaper than helium, it is often still used to inject hydrogen.
A argued that "the shopkeeper did not warn that these kinds of balloons were highly flammable.'
She also said she posted the video on social media to warn others.
Being in the throes of burn scars, she emphasized "If the party place was full of hydrogen, the entire restaurant would have been burned down" and "I must keep the balloon away from combustible objects such as candles to prevent unfortunate accidents like mine."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
