Credit: Ernesto Sanchez
Photo Credit: Ernesto Sanchez
Metallic balloons, harmless until they wind up in electrical equipment or are ingested by animals, caused — for the fourth straight year — a record number of power outages, 1,128, for SCE in 2018.
Credit: Ernesto Sanchez
Photo Credit: Ernesto Sanchez
Metallic balloons can be enjoyed outdoors as long as they’re always tied to a weight or something steady, such as a picnic table or bench.
Credit: Ernesto Sanchez
Photo Credit: Ernesto Sanchez
In addition to the new state law that went into effect Jan. 1, another law already existed that requires all stores and vendors to only sell metallic balloons tied to a weight and customers to never release them.
Credit: Ernesto Sanchez
Photo Credit: Ernesto Sanchez
A new state law that took effect Jan. 1 requires warnings against releasing metallic balloons.
New Law Aims to Deflate Metallic Balloon Outages, Hazards
Amid more record outages comes a state warning on the popular gifts urging they be tied down and never released.
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