Lucknow Dec 9 (IANS) Five children were injured in Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday when decorative helium gas-filled balloons exploded and caught fire police said.
The children were part of an event in the village of Hisavada where Bihar Governor Satyapal Malik arrived.
Hisavada is Malik s native village and to make the occasion special the locals had put up many balloons at the event s venue.
However they caught fire as the Governor arrived injuring five children.
The Governor however did not sustain any injury a police officer said.
The injured children have been admitted to a nearby medical facility where they are out of danger.
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