In a suburb of Dublin by the name of Sentry, a massive 40 foot inflatable minion managed to escape wherever it was being held, ended up floating down the highway, and eventually caused chaos while bringing traffic to a standstill. Thankfully it didn’t cost passengers too much damage but we’re told car insurance rates for the residents of Sentry could go up due to the increasing possibility of a minion apocalypse. We’re kidding but believe us when we say that these 40 foot floats are extremely costly. By costly we mean in the thousands.
According to a witness, one driver had the wing-mirror knocked off his car. But otherwise there were no injuries. “I’m not sure how it got loose but I just saw it coming loose and flying across the road as we were driving,” Erin Van Londen, from Portmarnock, said. “It’s been very windy in the area.”
In a statement yesterday evening, Counsillor Paul McCauliffe said he has referred the incident to Dublin City Council’s planning enforcement department to investigate if the inflatable Minion was the subject of any planning regulation. He also wants to find out if the correct health and safety measures were in place.
“Fairground events and festivals are really important in bringing footfall to our city villages but even the smallest events have health and safety conditions,” he said. “I have asked the Council to provide me with a report on the incident and for the operators of the fairground to be interviewed by council officials.”
World domination will have to wait. Check out the pics below.
Images via Erin Van Londen
