Overview
- Dozens of diners fled when party balloons allegedly burst and ignited a fire at Chez Gado Gado in Seminyak on Sunday night.
- The Speedy family's 17-year-old son suffered burns, was treated in hospital and has since been discharged.
- Bali and Kuta police have detained the family's passports while treating them as witnesses as the probe continues.
- The family says the balloon seller supplied flammable gas and called the balloons a 'ticking time bomb', and the seller denies responsibility and says helium would have been used if asked.
- Local venues have begun banning balloons and warning they may be filled with hydrogen, a cheaper but highly flammable alternative to helium, as authorities continue their investigation.