A 7-year-old girl in Tennessee was killed by her own birthday balloons earlier this month and now her devastated mother is warning other parents of the potential dangers linked to the normally happy, ...

Just hours after a birthday party, an 8-year-old girl went to bed at her home in Portland, Ore., only to be found not breathing by her father 20 minutes later with a large Mylar balloon over her head.

This is the horrifying moment a birthday balloon exploded in a young woman's face after it floated over candles on her cake - leaving her with serious burns. Giang Pham, from Vietnam, was celebrating ...

Tornado wreaks havoc in Mangawhai. Property market turnaround predicted. Northland tourism booms with road reopening. Video / NZ Herald Faith Waterman Batistich died after inhaling helium at her child ...

A mum's innocent stunt at her daughter's first birthday party ended in disaster after she tragically died. Faith Waterman Batistich decided to take part in a time-honoured birthday stunt to celebrate ...

TikToker Michael (@thenullhypothesis) recently faced a mid-air hazard in the form of a Mylar birthday balloon that required quick thinking to keep him from crashing. His viral TikTok of the encounter ...

Balloons can be a real menace, and not just those that may have been deployed by China to spy on the United States. Even the child-size pink plastic “Happy Birthday” balloon can be hazardous if left ...

Editor's note: Every year around Tax Day, former Sentinel staffer Gary Harmon observes the birthday of his twins, Paul and Sean, with a letter he shares with readers. Dear Sean and Paul, As you ...