A Mylar balloon caused a power outage at St. Louis Lambert Airport. Ameren emphasizes the risk and safety precautions for Mylar balloons near power lines.

A six-year-old Illinois boy died after inhaling helium from a large, “child-size” Mylar balloon just days after his birthday, according to officials. Gunner Hyatt likely suffocated and died ...

Mylar balloons are coated in metal, which means they conduct electricity. If they touch power lines, the balloons can cause power outages, damage electrical equipment, or potentially harm people ...

That’s because most people don’t realize that balloons can be dangerous business. For example, when balloons — especially foil (or Mylar) balloons — get tangled in power lines, they can ...

According to Bretsch, since 2021, balloons have caused more than 170 power outages for Ameren customers in Missouri and Illinois, affecting approximately 14,000 customers.

MISSOURI (KFVS) - Spring brings graduations and celebrations and Ameren is urging customers to be careful when using Mylar balloons. While festive, they say the balloons can cause power outages ...

Teresa O'Connor, a Rhode Island resident, creates art installations using mylar balloons collected from beaches to raise awareness about pollution. Her work has been featured in exhibits and ...

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.

A seemingly harmless celebration turned into a blackout Tuesday night when Mylar balloons hit power lines, cutting electricity for about 2,400 people on Milwaukee’s East Side.

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- We Energies crews are working to make repairs Tuesday night after a mylar balloon came in contact with an overhead power line on the city's east side.

Since 2020, over 120,000 We Energies customers lost power because of outages caused by Mylar balloons, according to We Energies.