Central Florida has been hot, dry, and windy, creating the perfect storm for fires to spread quickly. As of Thursday afternoon, Osceola County has not had to issue any burn bans or red flag ...

How balloon releases in Louisiana can hurt animals, cause power outages Entergy Louisiana has raised alarms about Mylar balloons, which are metallic and can cause dangerous electrical surges or ...

The result was the Mylar Balloon Project, in which O'Connor turned trash into art, making sea creatures out of the collected balloons. Her mission: To remind people that balloons are still a major ...

It’s called The Mylar Balloon Project Art Exhibit and it’s inspired by Teresa collecting mylar balloons from a very small shoreline in Little Compton over the past four years. She has taken ...

But it wasn't strong winds or storms that knocked the power out. It was a mylar balloon, coming into contact with a power line. Those balloons are usually made out of some kind of thin ...

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 ...

“Don’t let the balloon that you blow up be the reason we have an electric blowout.” Entergy demonstrated how polyester film used to make Mylar balloons, and other brands like them, can cause ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - Las Vegas has seen yet another power outage caused by a mylar balloon, also known as a foil balloon. Several businesses lost power in Downtown Las Vegas and some closed ...

NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans residents can no longer use Mylar balloons during balloon releases. On Thursday, the City Council voted to ban them from being released because of their history of ...

AGAIN, THOSE BALLOONS YOU CAN SEE ARE IN THE TREES THERE, BUT CREWS WENT UP TO THAT TRANSFORMER TO P A Mylar balloon struck a transformer near the Westbank Expressway Tuesday evening. The family ...

New Orleans is expected to join a growing number of places across the U.S. banning outdoor Mylar balloon releases, which have been known to cause power outages and harm wildlife. In legislation ...

Power has been restored in the area, and Entergy says the cause of the outage was a Mylar balloon. This is the second time a Mylar balloon has caused an outage in New Orleans. In August ...