Five Houses And One Car Damaged In Magelang To The Air Balloon

A car in Mungkid, Magelang Regency was damaged by the fall of a hot air balloon. (ANTARA/Heru Suyitno)

JAKARTA - A hot air balloon fell at Pesona Housing, Mungkid City, Magelang Regency. Five houses and one car were damaged.

Mertoyu and AKP Winadi Police Chief said, there was a hot air balloon that fell, then after falling there were how many firecrackers that exploded.

"There were several firecrackers that exploded around the scene, then caused five houses to be lightly damaged due to the firecracker explosion and one Sigra car was slightly damaged. There were no casualties," said AKP Winadi, Friday, April 12.

"For the time being, we are carrying out further investigations," he said.

Evidence that was secured, he said, there were 45 small firecrackers that had not exploded.

"The diameter of the hot air balloon is about three meters, with a circle of bamboo," he said.

The sound of explosions from firecrackers in hot air balloons shocked residents.

The owner of the Sigra AD 1325 JS car, Isnovika (36), a resident of Sukoharjo, said that earlier when he heated up the car, he wanted to use it to Giriloyo (the car) and the car wanted to be pushed back and the hot air balloon fell in front of the car.

"It broke out in front of the car. The hot air balloon kept falling. I saw sparks, I was right on the road trying to take the car back," he said.

The sound of the eruption, he said, was enormous. Then there was a spark allegedly from firecrackers.

"Large eruptions, sparks are bigger because of the large number (of symptoms)," he continued.

Damage to the car, he said, was the windshield of the car (rustrated), the bumper. Then, all the down brake vlogs were removed, the left light was broken.

"Interior (rustrated), there is no one but the engine is on," he said.