(Sacramento, CA) — Love is in the air, along with havoc wreaking metallic balloons. Who knew a symbol of love could cause so many problems? Pacific Gas and Electric Company says with Valentine’s Day comes power outages, property damage and even injury thanks to those cute metallic balloons. If you accidentally, or purposely, set a balloon free to drift above they can hit power lines and cause widespread outages. In 2021, drifting metallic balloons caused more than 600 outages.
Valentine’s Day Scolding: Metallic Balloons Cause Power Outages
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