Rogue Bounce House Flies Away and Hits Power Line in New York

A bounce house being rented for some birthday party fun was carried away by a gust of wind Saturday, colliding with power lines as a result.

The incident was filmed by family members at the birthday party in Niagara County, N.Y., where a partygoer rightly predict that the inflatable house would crash into nearby power lines. The bounce house — no one was inside — set of a few sparks.

National Grid workers removed the bounce house from the line Saturday, temporarily shutting off the power.

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