Don't Let Balloons Float Up and Take Down Power This Valentine's Day
As Valentine's Day approaches, FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) is reminding customers to handle helium-filled foil balloons ...
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More than 2,000 West LA residents experience outage after balloons hit power lines
Almost 2,200 people living in West Los Angeles were without power for part of Saturday after power lines in their area were hit by metallic balloons, according to the Los Angeles Department of ...
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Thousands in West LA without power after Mylar balloons hit power lines
after metal balloons hit power lines. The outages were first reported in the Sawtelle and Westwood areas just after 1:30 p.m. according to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.
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Power Restored to All But 65 DWP Customers
Nearly 2,200 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power customers in the Sawtelle and Westwood areas were without power for several hours Saturday after metallic balloons floated into power lines ...
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West Los Angeles power outage caused by metallic balloons, LADWP says
Metallic, or mylar, balloons have a conductive material that causes a short circuit when they contact energized power lines. Click here for LADWP's updated outage map. The agency offers the ...