February 08, 2021
A MOTHER has warned netizens about party balloons in Davao City being inflated with hydrogen instead of helium after it caused minor wounds to her son.
On Sunday, February 7, 2021, Tina Co took to Facebook to warn mothers like herself of the dangers of party balloons bought from a Dabawenyo party supplier during the birthday celebration of her son. She said in the post that they discovered that instead of using helium, the supplier used hydrogen.
“Last night my kids played with the biggest [balloon] filled with what I assumed was helium. It was attractive and had tiny balloons inside it. They tossed the balloon like a beach ball and we even joined in a couple of times. My son took it with him to the bedroom because he wanted to pee and suddenly we heard a LOUD explosion and the force rocked our house. We even saw a bit of spark/fire along with the boom,” Co said on her Facebook post.