A hot air balloon hit a power line Tuesday night near a highway outside of Rochester, Minnesota. The basket fell 20 feet to ...

A seemingly harmless celebration turned into a blackout Tuesday night when Mylar balloons hit power lines, cutting ...

On the surface, metallic balloons and confetti guns are seemingly innocent parade accessories. But they can cause major electrical issues when they meet power lines. New Orleans councilman Oliver ...

About 2,400 people on Milwaukee's east side were briefly without power Tuesday night after a Mylar balloon came into contact with a power line, We Energies spokesperson Brendan Conway told the ...

Never attempt to retrieve any type of balloon, kite or toy that becomes caught in a power line. Leave it alone and immediately call FirstEnergy at 888-544-4877 to report the problem. Stay far away ...

A seemingly harmless celebration turned into a blackout Tuesday night when Mylar balloons hit power lines, cutting ...

"If a balloon's released into the air, and it gets stuck in the power lines, it can conduct electricity if it's covered in that metallic coating, and that can cause an outage, (and) it can cause ...

If they contact our overhead lines they can disrupt electric service to an entire neighborhood, cause significant property damage and potentially result in serious injuries," said Ron Richardson, PG&E ...