Every year, thousands of Public Service Company of New Mexico customers are left without power because a driver gazing at balloons crashes into a power pole. PNM on Wednesday gave its annual safety ...

PG&E wants to keep love electric during Valentine’s Day. Metallic balloons, the bane of power lines, caused about 350 outages in PG&E’s Northern and Central California service areas in 2025, affecting ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Every year, thousands are left in the dark on Valentine’s Day – because of heart-shaped balloons getting caught on power lines. According to PG&E, last year, nearly 33,000 ...

Three people were seriously injured when their hot air balloon struck power lines and caught on fire before crashing into an Indiana field, authorities said. The incident occurred Sunday shortly ...

No injuries were reported, but Cass County Electric has completed approximately $1,000 in repairs to the affected line.

Valentine's Day brings flowers, candy and declarations of endless love — but it's also when Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) tends to see an uptick in power outages caused by metallic balloons.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A hot air balloon crashed into power lines while landing in Ohio on Friday, according to our CBS affiliate WTOL-11 TV. The crash ...

PG&E urges you to keep Valentine's Day safe and outage-free by securing metallic balloons with a weight and never releasing ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — High winds led Albuquerque balloon fiesta officials to ground pilots Monday, a day after two balloons hit power lines, sparking an explosion and knocking out electricity to ...

Oct. 6—Two balloons hit power lines during the third day of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, the Public Service Company of New Mexico said on Monday. More than 60 customers were impacted ...

A hot air balloon hitting a power line in rural Cass County is under investigation. A Cass County Sheriff’s Office deputy was ...