5 Including 3 Children Injured After Balloon-Seller's Cylinder Explodes

The police said a balloon seller was filling air at a crowded New Year fair when the incident happened

Five people including three children were injured when a cylinder used to fill balloons exploded in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain.

The police said a balloon seller was filling air at a crowded New Year fair when the incident happened.

Many children had gathered around him to buy balloons, the police said. The condition of one of the injured children, who is eight years old, turned critical. He was taken to a hospital in Indore for advanced treatment. The rest are being treated at a local hospital.

The explosion was so intense that walls near the fair were damaged.