How a Celebration Utilizing One Million Balloons Quickly Became a Disaster

Everything Seemed to Be Going Okay

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The balloons rose up over the Terminal Tower, a skyscraper in Public Square, while spectators watched from below and hoped that the colors would dampen the otherwise dullish gray sky and approaching storm. Then, in a shocking twist, a day of hope turned into darkness.

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