Alex asked if she could pop her large 7 balloon and I said that ... I thought for a second that she fell asleep but then noticed the Mylar balloon was around her head. I quickly removed the ...

After that, Kelly went to bed, leaving her daughter with the Mylar balloons. Alexandra then asked if she could “pop her large 7 balloon.” Kelly agreed. After briefly falling asleep ...

Gunner Hyatt likely suffocated and died after inhaling helium from the balloon last Thursday, May 29, WFIE reported. Hyatt, who had just celebrated his sixth birthday eight days before ...

Both Feeley and NV Energy say proper disposal of foil balloons eliminates the risk of power outages. "Pop the balloon, throw it in the trash," Gregory said. "If you pop these things and release ...

A 6-year-old boy was suffocated by a Mylar balloon, Illinois officials said. Screengrab from Keepes Funeral Home A “rare but devastating” accident occurred when a 6-year-old boy was suffocated ...

"There's no reason to let the balloon go after the party just pop it," Rolon said. "These are foil some people call them mylar, they get caught on the cables outside on electrical posts they can ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Carnival season is in full swing, but with it comes a reminder from local officials and utility providers about the dangers of Mylar or foil balloons and confetti cannons.

Three months ago, a cluster of foil balloons struck a power line and knocked out electricity for thousands of people in New Orleans, everywhere from the French Quarter to Mid-City to New Orleans East.

In 2021, a Mylar balloon that floated into a substation caused a massive power outage in Gentilly. More recently in 2023, Entergy, the city's main energy provider, said Mylar confetti shot from a ...

Aug. 7 (UPI) --Large portions of New Orleans and Algiers Point Wednesday were under boil water advisories after a mylar balloon hit a power line Tuesday night, causing the Carrollton water plant ...