Turns out that balloons and fireworks really don’t mix.

If you’re going to launch fireworks *and* balloons, you’ve really gotta make sure to either keep them spread apart or send them off at different times.

The reason for this is twofold. First, it kinda defeats the purpose of launching the balloons if they’re immediately popped by a barrage of bottle rockets, and second, letting fireworks and balloons enter the sky at the same time can cause issues like, well, fire, as this video aptly shows.