11/3/2023 0 Comments Japanese flying lanternIn May, 2015 dozens of sky lanterns were released from the Carolina Speedway in Gastonia, North Carolina. The wind blew some of them into a cell phone tower, igniting it just out of range of the water cannon on the Union Road Volunteer Fire Department’s fire engine. They have ignited roofs and started a fire that burned 800 acres in Myrtle Beach, South Caroline in 2011. In case you know someone who is planning on launching sky lanterns on New Year’s Eve, please warn them that they are banned in 29 states, the National Association of State Fire Marshals recommends that they be banned everywhere, and they are illegal to use in states and cities that have adopted the International Fire Code.Īfter they are launched, they are completely out of control and can rise to 3,000 feet, later landing on the ground, in trees, or on structures. (UPDATE: On Februthe Nebraska legislature passed a bill, voting 44 to 0, that would ban sky lanterns in the state. The Governor signed it making Nebraska the 30th state to ban the dangerous devices.) Fire Balloon - a screen grab from a Mercedes commercial on CBS, November 4, 2012. Often it doesn’t, and the sky lantern, or fire balloon, settles to the ground, is trapped in a tree, or lands on a roof. The heated air in the balloon is lighter than the surrounding air, causing the lantern to rise - assuming everything goes as planned. These dangerous devices use a small flaming object to inflate and loft a plastic or paper balloon, like a hot air balloon but on a much smaller scale. Sky lanterns are sometimes used to celebrate a new year, a wedding, or they are launched just for the hell of it. We make no claim that it is 100 percent accurate, and bear no responsibility for how it may be used.) (The map above is our estimate, based on internet searches, of states that ban sky lanterns.
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