The company offers the following tips to reduce foil balloon-related power outages and ensure safety: Keep balloons tethered at all times and attached to weights. Properly dispose of foil balloons by ...

GLENDALE (CBSLA) — The sale of helium-filled mylar balloons will be banned in Glendale, according to a new ordinance that will go into effect on Nov. 30.

In 2014, drifting Mylar balloons briefly knocked out power to nearly 18,000 South Sacramento customers. Balloons caused a similar power outage in Elk Grove in 2015.

CPP also says mylar balloons should be tethered at all times, and attached to a weight. Adding, if you need to get rid of the balloons, make sure you puncture them so that all of the helium runs out.

That's because Mr. Scott wants to ban helium-filled foil balloons, the ones you see in gift shops and grocery store checkouts that are often shaped like birthday cakes or SpongeBob Squarepants.

Furthermore, a Mylar balloon can stay inflated for up to two weeks. Moving at just three miles-per-hour, a helium-filled Mylar balloon can travel more than 1,000 miles before it returns to Earth. That ...

According to Keepes, preliminary findings of the autopsy indicate the cause of death is consistent with suffocation due to a Mylar-helium filled balloon. The coroner’s office is now hoping to raise ...

In “What’s helium-filled, foil — and harmless?” Terri Adishian says it’s unnecessary to ban helium-filled foil balloons. Tell that to 2,000 residents of Menlo Park. On March 24, they ...

On a Facebook Post, Kelly wrote: 'For her birthday party, I bought a large 34 inch rainbow Mylar number 7 balloon inflated with helium, as seen below, along with approximately 10 Roblox themed ...