It appears a hot air balloon made contact with high-tension power lines before crashing into a pasture in Central Texas, killing all 16 on board, according to federal authorities who are investigating ...

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 ...

Monday's metallic balloon outage affected 5,570 customers, mostly in Oakland. PG&E says these types of outages happen quite frequently: In 2024, metallic balloons hitting power lines caused 169 Bay ...

ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) — A hot air balloon crashed into a power line in Isle of Wight County in the area of Braswell Drive and Blue Ridge Trail near Windsor. All five people on board, ...

LOCKHART, Texas (AP) — A hot air balloon hit high-tension power lines before crashing into a pasture in Central Texas, killing all 16 on board, according to federal authorities investigating the worst ...

Chocolates, flowers and helium-filled metallic balloons are popular Valentine’s Day gifts. Hold tight to those balloons on Feb. 14, though, as they can be a headache for energy companies. Electric ...

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 ...

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The massive power outage in downtown Las Vegas last week caused blackouts for over 7,000 people and disrupted Fremont Street businesses and casinos. In just a few hours, NV Energy ...

HOWELL, Michigan -- Witnesses captured horrifying moments as a hot air balloon crash-landed in a Michigan lake during a festival. The balloon carrying one man struck power lines over Thompson Lake in ...

TAMPA, Florida (KTRK) -- A Florida couple had a nightmare ending to their anniversary when the hot air balloon they were riding in crashed into power lines and fell to the ground. Police near Tampa ...

HAMPTON — Poor planning and power lines caused an experimental helium balloon accident that killed two people in 2007. The slow-motion crash killed pilot Thomas Boyland, 62, of Fort Collins, Colo., ...

FirstEnergy reported more than 100 power outages caused by metallic balloons on Valentine's Day 2024. FirstEnergy urges the public to avoid using metallic balloons near power lines and to deflate them ...