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

A tethered balloon, developed by the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), was successfully deployed on Wednesday to assist in the construction of ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

We Energies says power has been restored to all customers. Posted: 8:21 p.m. on March 11, 2025MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- We Energies crews are ...

Before trimming a tree or vegetation or picking fruits, make sure there is no power line going through them to avoid injury ...

Never release them into the sky. 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 ...

After crashing into the power line the hot air balloon caught fire and crashed into a busy street. "The pilot was conducting a sightseeing flight, with four passengers on board the balloon," the ...

On Monday, the utility company demonstrated the dangerous consequences of these items contacting power lines. The metallic ... outages triggered by stray balloons and confetti cannons.