A huge pile of balloons exploded in a fireball after sparks from the firecrackers pierced them just before they were launched during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s week-long birthday celebrations here, injuring several people, police said. Saturday.
The incident occurred when BJP members, all ready to unleash the balloons, set off firecrackers while garlanding a statewide Farmer’s Wing official, Muthuraman in Padi on Friday.
The BJP is celebrating Modi’s birthday (September 17) as “Seva Saptah” for a week.
The sparks emanating from the cookies pierced the balloons and in a flash exploded into a huge ball of fire, prompting the party workers to scramble and the fire dissipated within moments, police said.
BJP members had planned to launch a hundred hydrogen-filled balloons into the air and the mild explosion caused minor injuries to several people who were admitted to Kilpauk Medical College Hospital for treatment, they said.
Since the event took place without permission, Korattur police booked a case against the organizers and a short video of the bizarre accident went viral on social media.
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As party cadres held up hundreds of hydrogen gas-filled balloons, sparks from the firecrackers hit some balloons and in a short time all the balloons exploded and started a fire, police said.
Meanwhile, a case was registered against the head of the BJP state unit, L Murugan, and others for taking a “car ride” in violation of prohibitive orders imposed in view of the coronavirus pandemic and for alleged “illegal gathering. “.
In addition, there was a case for the placing of illegal banners, they added.
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