Experts stress safety after deadly bounce house incident in Casa Grande [Video]

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The tragedy of a 2-year-old boy is raising new concerns about the safety of inflatable bounce houses.

The toddler was killed in Casa Grande Saturday after a gust of wind swept away the bounce house he was in with some other kids.

Ezequiel and Delmy Montes-DeOca own 2gether We Bounce, a Phoenix business that rents inflatable castles and slides.

They say their first priority is keeping children safe, so they take extra precautions with every rental, using 20-inch stakes or 50-pound sandbags to prevent their bounce houses from flying away.

“It can happen at any time,” said Delmy Montes-DeOca. “We won’t set up any inflatables if the wind is predicted at 15 miles or more for the day. We will simply cancel the event. Safety to us comes first before anything else.”

Authorities said the 2-year-old boy was killed when a strong gust of wind sent the bounce house he …