Bali Restaurant Burns for 2 Hours After Birthday Balloon Explosion
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 2
Bali Restaurant Burns for 2 Hours After Birthday Balloon Explosion
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 2
Summary
Chez Gado-Gado in Bali’s Seminyak resort area was destroyed after a balloon reportedly exploded during a 70th birthday celebration, sending flames through the beachside restaurant.
Witnesses said a waitress lit a cake candle too close to one of two balloons, igniting the thatched roof; staff fire extinguishers failed as the blaze spread within minutes.
More than 2 hours were needed to put out the fire, Badung rescue officials said, while Denpasar police said witness statements strongly point to the balloon blast as the cause.
No deaths were reported, but an Australian teenager was hospitalized with burns, and the restaurant has since posted that it is temporarily closed.