It’s all fun and games until the power line blows up. Foil balloons commonly festooned at celebratory events such as birthdays and graduations inadvertently cause thousands of power outages. The ...

FirstEnergy said foil balloons in 2022 were to blame for 102 power outages across FirstEnergy’s six-state service area. That’s an 18% decrease in balloon-related outages from 2021 and 25% from ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Metallic balloons are a big business in California, some 22,000 retailers sell them, bringing in more than $250 million in sales. "People come in here and they want the foil ...

Three months ago, a cluster of foil balloons struck a power line and knocked out electricity for thousands of people in New Orleans, everywhere from the French Quarter to Mid-City to New Orleans ...

Bay City Electric Light and Power (BCELP) department reported that a runaway mylar balloon caused a power outage in the South End of Bay City at approximately 7:09 p.m. on Sunday, May 23.

Another boom in recreational balloon use occurred with the introduction of foil balloons in the 1970s. Foil balloons hold their shape better than rubber balloons, and so they were better for ...

And last month, Entergy identified a balloon as the culprit behind another outage that impacted 2,000 residents. It’s also not the first time the council has tried to crack down on foil products ...

Foil balloons can conduct electricity when caught in power lines, causing power outages and damaging equipment, and should be weighted and deflated after events to prevent this issue.

Alexandra Kelly's mother, Channa Kelly, said she found her daughter unconscious with a large, deflated foil balloon around her head after her birthday party in Tennessee.