A beachside party in Bali, Indonesia, erupted into chaos after a balloon reportedly exploded inside a popular restaurant, sparking a raging inferno.
Videos captured flames ripping through the Chez Gado-Gado restaurant in the Seminyak resort area during the incident Sunday, which left an Australian teenager hospitalized with burns, to put out the flames and there were no casualties, according to The Bali Sun.
First Inspector I Gede Adi Saputra Jaya of the Denpasar Police, citing statements from witnesses at the scene, told reporters Monday that the fire is "strongly suspected" to have started after a balloon "was hit by a candle flame, causing it to explode and catch fire," the website added.
"Initial extinguishing efforts using fire extinguishers by restaurant staff were unsuccessful because the fire had already grown large and spread quickly to the thatched roof," he reportedly said.
One witness told 9News, "There are the balloons, a lot of explosions, explosion and explosion and explosion, it was just, yeah, it was terrible."
"It was just bedlam," added Joe Xuereb, another witness. "As soon as the fire started, people didn’t know what to do."
The restaurant now says on its website that it is "temporarily closed."