Chennai: Helium balloons explode during PM Modi's birthday celebrations; BJP workers injured
Over 30 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers sustained minor injuries after helium balloons exploded during Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s birthday celebrations during the "Seva Saptah" in Chennai on September 17. According to reports, the balloons burst after firecrackers punctured them accidentally during the occasion.
Over 30 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers sustained minor injuries after helium balloons exploded during Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s birthday celebrations during the "Seva Saptah" in Chennai on September 17. According to reports, the balloons burst after firecrackers punctured them accidentally during the occasion.
The incident took place at Padi near Chennai`s Ambattur. The injured were immediately rushed to the hospital.
In the video, it was revealed that a spark from fireworks resulted in an explosion of helium-filled balloons after which the people standing near the balloons suffered injuries.
The firecrackers were being burst just before the BJP members were about to release the balloons, over a hundred hydrogen-filled ones that were about to be set into the air.
(With agency inputs)