NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Carnival season is in full swing, but with it comes a reminder from local officials and utility providers about the dangers of Mylar or foil balloons and confetti cannons. Both ...

Thousands of people across San Leandro had their last night abruptly shut down when metallic, or mylar, balloons drifted into ...

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 Journal ...

MISSOURI (KFVS) - Spring brings graduations and celebrations and Ameren is urging customers to be careful when using Mylar balloons. While festive, they say the balloons can cause power outages and ...

WISCONSIN (CBS 58) -- Take a look at this demonstration video released by We Energies Tuesday. Those are Mylar balloons coming into contact with power lines, and you can see the result. These balloons ...

The outage began at 5:20 p.m. Saturday and affected more than 5,000 customers as the temperature dipped into the mid-40s.

Thousands of Orange County residents were impacted by an overnight power outage on Thursday, which officials believe was caused when a mylar balloon came in contact with a power line. They say that ...

Say ‘no’ to mylar balloons: Speaking of electricity, Alameda Municipal Power (AMP), the Island’s 100% clean, green municipally-owned electric utility, reminds you to avoid using Mylar balloons for ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - NV Energy says mylar balloons caused a power outage affecting more than 10,000 customers Sunday night. According to an NV Energy post on X, the balloons became entangled ...

Feb. 10 (UPI) --For Valentine's Day, electric companies would love for everyone to heed a warning: Helium-filled foil balloons can cause power outages. Brightly colored helium balloons are sold as an ...