Entertainment balloons fire

A number of hydrogen-filled balloons burst into flames at a secondary school. About 1,500 small balloons to be used for the opening ceremony of a sport event exploded unexpectedly and caught fire at around 9:00 am on Sunday.

The INITIATING CAUSE is unknown.
The ROOT CAUSE is reported by the source “China online”, as a clear violation of the law. The firm filled the balloons with hydrogen instead of helium as prescribed. The use of hydrogen in balloons violated the regulations of the central government. In addition, the number of hydrogen-filled balloons at any event was also strictly limited to 1,000, according a circular jointly released by the State Council and China Meteorological Administration in July 2006, while the number of the balloons used at the school event was well above it.

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Since all feed water and emergency feed water pumps were lost, the reactor could not be properly cooled. An alternative make-up water supply and reduction of primary circuit pressure were used to prevented serious consequences.

As reported by “China Daily”, this case is a violation of the law. The firm filled the balloons with hydrogen instead of helium as prescribed. The use of hydrogen in balloons violated the regulations of the central government. In addition, the number of hydrogen-filled balloons at any event was also strictly limited to 1,000, according a circular jointly released by the State Council and China Meteorological Administration in July 2006, while the number of the balloons used at the school event was well above it.