At least nine persons were injured after a hot-air balloon stuffed with fireworks exploded during the Tazaungdaing Festival of Lights  in Myanmar.

A video filmed by a witness shows the balloon gently ascending to the skies while fireworks  sprayed out from its sides. As the ascent picks up, fireworks are seen shooting out in all directions and towards the crowd gathered to participate in the festival.

One of the festival organizers said the balloon which was packed with 18 kilograms of explosives eventually fell on the crowd below from a height of over 90 metres, injuring nine people, two of whom have been hospitalized.

According to Coconuts Yangon, a local digital media outlet, such accidents are a routine occurrence at the annual festival which sees different teams constructing and launching hot-air balloons packed with fireworks and adorned with Buddhist symbols.

Coconuts Yangon said two people were killed and 15 injured last year while four people were killed during the 2014 edition.