5 Children Sent to Hospital in South Carolina After Bounce House Goes Airborne
South Carolina authorities say a bounce house was lifted into the air by a gust of wind, sending several children to the hospital.
Taylors Fire Battalion Chief Ricky Reed told The Greenville News that the accident happened 2 p.m. Saturday at a church carnival near Greenville.
Springwell Church issued a statement that the inflatable amusement was part of its annual Spring Carnival.
It says that five children were taken to the hospital but didn’t have further information on their conditions.
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