LADWP said that the power was knocked out after Mylar balloons floated up into ... knocked out Saturday afternoon, after metal balloons hit power lines. The outages were first reported in the ...

Hold tight to those balloons on Feb. 14, though, as they can be a headache for energy companies. Electric utility company FirstEnergy requests that people not let balloons hit power lines.

Nearly 2,200 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power customers in the Sawtelle and Westwood areas in West Los Angeles were without power Saturday due to metallic balloons that floated into power ...