A hot air balloon crashed into a power line Wednesday night, sending the balloon floating off for miles and the basket's passengers falling to the ground. Officials believe a gust of wind pushed the ...

Sep. 25—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 ...

NEW ORLEANS — Mylar balloons were to blame again for knocking power out to Entergy customers in Orleans Parish Sunday morning. According to a social media post from the New Orleans City Council ...

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 ...

Three passengers in Minnesota had a lucky escape Wednesday when the hot-air balloon they were traveling in crashed into a power line, causing the basket to break off and igniting a fire, dramatic ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A hot air balloon bumped a power transmission line, causing outages that impacted around 13,000 PNM customers Monday morning in Albuquerque. At first, the balloon bumped one of PNM ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A colorful balloon release might seem like a harmless way to celebrate special occasions, but it can have unintended and serious consequences. According to power company ...

A stray balloon caused a power outage for much of Over-the-Rhine on Wednesday morning, according to a Duke Energy spokesman. The energy company reported around 3,200 customers were without power after ...

A foil-coated Mylar balloon was to blame for a power outage in Long Beach and its barrier island Tuesday that affected 24,000 customers for nearly 80 minutes, according to LIPA officials. LIPA ...