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Fire Balloon Festival Explosion (Long Angle)  

According to the original uploader Myo Ag Kyaw, the incident occurred on November 25th in the city of Taunggyi during the Tazaungdaing festival in Burma. The balloon was lifting a frame containing the fireworks but could not lift them high enough and instead crashed into the crowd and exploded. This is a long distance angle that shows how spectacular the explosions looked from afar.

NOTES: Explosions start at the 2:20 mark.

For two closer angles, please see Aussie's original post of the incident: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=6b8_1354699100

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Added: Dec-8-2012 Occurred On: Nov-25-2012
By: sakb
In: Other News, WTF, Other Entertainment
Tags: fire, balloon, fireworks, lights, explosion, festival, burma, night, spetacular
Location: Taunggyi, Shan, Myanmar (load item map)
Marked as: approved, featured
Views: 12633 | Comments: 73 | Votes: 1 | Favorites: 2 | Shared: 61 | Updates: 0 | Times used in channels: 3
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  • ...and thus ended their space program.

    Posted Dec-9-2012 By 
    rip1980 (751.62)  

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  • If the successful launch and flight of a hot air balloon is beyond their technological capabilities, I hope space travel isn't on their list of aspirations.

    Posted Dec-9-2012 By 
    flatland (156.10)  

    (5)

  • HOLY FUCKING SHIT.... ***WHAT*** the ***FUCK*** is up with the fucking crowd ***CHEERING*** at ***THAT***?!?!?!?!

    Are they COMPLETELY FUCKING RETARDED?????

    JEEEEEEESSSUS.

    Posted Dec-9-2012 By 
    Horno (915.78)

    (5)

  • oh, the humanity!

    Posted Dec-8-2012 By 
    rlnbns (1541.22)  

    (4)

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  • Well that had stupid written all over it from the get go....

    Posted Dec-8-2012 By 
    ikkymetal (38.20)

    (4)

    • @ikkymetal

      Fo real!!... Soon as any of us hear the plan, I'm sure we'll be right where this video was shot, if not further..

      Posted Dec-9-2012 By 
      BHOat420 (5.70)  

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  • That would be awesome even if it worked... What an insane idea...

    Posted Dec-8-2012 By 
    Laerrus (60.30)  

    (3)

  • any casualties?

    Posted Dec-9-2012 By 
    lwkleijn (209.20)  

    (3)

  • Balloon with fireworks......what could possibly go wrong?

    Posted Dec-8-2012 By 
    meh88 (622.70)  

    (2)

  • safetyrules are written big in burma

    Posted Dec-9-2012 By 
    guerilla42 (24.36)  

    (1)

  • I hope the Burmese aren't litigious.

    Posted Dec-8-2012 By 
    grunt (481.90)  

    (1)

  • Oh, the humanity!

    Posted Dec-10-2012 By 
    zuluDROOG (119.50)  

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  • well, the engineering team did a good job on that one. LOL

    Posted Dec-9-2012 By 
    falsephrophet (1131.00)  

    (1)

  • just a little engineering fail - whoopsie daisies

    Posted Dec-9-2012 By 
    Swirnoff (176.10)

    (1)

  • "Hi, I'm here for the Burmese Blow Job...OH SHIT!!"

    Posted Dec-9-2012 By 
    I SNORT COCAINE (33.40)

    (1)

  • "The Hot-Air Balloon Festival of Myannmar, formerly known as Burma, is a popular yearly blowout. Different neighborhoods of Taunggyi, a large city in the center of the country, compete to see who's crafted the best buoyant aircraft.

    It's pretty clear who won this year's contest. It was the madman who rebuilt the Hindenburg and set it loose over a crowd of party-goers, where it vomited volleys of flaming missiles and brought infinite chaos to the suddenly frenzied streets.

    The immolation o More..

    Posted Dec-9-2012 By 
    The Judge (982.40)

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