Record-Breaking PR Stunt Ends in Citywide Chaos

Something Wasn't Right

It was anticipated by organizers that the balloons, which were filled with helium, would stay in the air for a period of time before falling back to the ground, deflated. Unfortunately, they were wrong. The storm began, and with it a cold front—the balloons began to descend while still inflated.

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