Children killed

[astroron]

This is so devastating, four children killed and others injured
when a jumping castle blew into the air.
My heart goes out to the parents and the children at
this terrible time.:sadeyes:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-59677855
Ron

[multiweb]

Saw that in the news. That's terrible. :sadeyes: Many other kids are in a bad shape as well from the reports. The industry wasn't very well regulated many years ago and it seems there are still many dodgy operators out there. Anchors are a must for any inflatable structure. I was working with a rooftop advertising mob over 20 years ago and there were already many close calls and horror stories in the industry regarding jumping castles.

[Startrek]

Such a terrible accident and tragedy
It’s not the first time this has happened
I agree there must be more regulation on these things ( or at least restrict them to indoor play centres etc...)
Not the first time this has happened, I remember one flew up the air in the US early this year and another accident in Australia, November last year

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-09/children-in-surgery-after-freak-jumping-castle-incident/12863504

[Dave882]

Absolutely unimaginable tragedy. I felt sick to the stomach reading the news article. Prayers for the families involved

[raymo]

A bit of experimenting could come up with anchors capable of withstanding
anything short of a violent storm, when the thing shouldn't be in use anyway.
I hope no more of the critically injured children succumb to their injuries.
raymo