This is the horrifying moment a birthday balloon exploded in a young woman's face after it floated over candles on her cake - leaving her with serious burns. Giang Pham, from Vietnam ...

The balloon, purportedly filled with gas, went up in flames after it caught fire from a candle placed on the woman's birthday cake. Several netizens have been reacting to the ‘scary’ incident ...

Wanting to add to the festive atmosphere, she purchased an additional bunch of balloons to hold while taking pictures. As the celebration wrapped up, she stood on stage with a birthday cake in one ...

Giang Pham, 33, was at a restaurant in the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi on February 14, preparing to blow out the candles on her birthday cake when the hydrogen-filled balloons she was holding ...