--- description: A gust of wind catapulted a bounce house 50 feet into the sky, seriously injuring two boys who were playing inside title: Wind Gust Sends 'Bounce House' 50 Feet High, Injuring Two Boys image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt292993d09596c2a8/69868f5dadae445d3354315d/bounce-house-accident.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Accidents](/tag/accidents/) ## Accidents Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Wind Gust Sends 'Bounce House' 50 Feet High, Injuring 2 Kids by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 14, 2014 2:33 PM CUT  poststar.com by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 14, 2014 2:33 PM CUT Two young boys were seriously injured Monday in upstate New York when an inflatable “bounce house” they were playing in was [launched](http://poststar.com/news/local/two-boys-seriously-injured-in-bounce-house-accident/article%5Fe0c4aac2-da9b-11e3-99fb-001a4bcf887a.html "undefined") fifty feet into the air by a strong gust of wind. Three children were inside the bounce house when it flew into the air, and two boys aged 5 and 6 were seriously injured after falling onto asphalt nearby from a height of 15 feet, The _Post-Star_ of Glenn Falls, N.Y. reports. A 10-year-old girl who was inside suffered minor scrapes. Police said the house blew more than 50 feet into the air. Numerous accidents involving bounce houses have occurred in recent years as they have increased in popularity. Jim Barber, a spokesman for the National Association of Amusement Ride Safety Officials, [said in 2011](http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/health/wellness/story/2011/06/NY-accident-illuminates-perils-of-bounce-houses/48137516/1 "undefined") the inflatable playthings were “probably the most dangerous amusement devices” commonly available. \[[_Post Star_](http://poststar.com/news/local/two-boys-seriously-injured-in-bounce-house-accident/article%5Fe0c4aac2-da9b-11e3-99fb-001a4bcf887a.html "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/99059/bounce-house-wind-gust/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/99059/bounce-house-wind-gust/"},"headline":"Wind Gust Sends 'Bounce House' 50 Feet High, Injuring 2 Kids","datePublished":"2014-05-14T14:33:30.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:49:44.178Z","description":"Two of three children playing inside an inflatable \"bounce house\" in upstate New York on Monday were seriously injured when a fierce gust of wind launched it 50 feet into the air and led them to fall out onto the asphalt about 15 feet below","url":"https://time.com/99059/bounce-house-wind-gust/","keywords":["Accidents"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt292993d09596c2a8/69868f5dadae445d3354315d/bounce-house-accident.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sam Frizell","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt292993d09596c2a8/69868f5dadae445d3354315d/bounce-house-accident.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Bounce house accident","caption":"","creditText":"poststar.com","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/accidents/","name":"Accidents"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/99059/bounce-house-wind-gust/","name":"Wind Gust Sends 'Bounce House' 50 Feet High, Injuring 2 Kids"}}]}] ```