Mylar balloon causes power outages for hundreds on Milwaukee's east side
Posted: Mar 11, 2025 8:21 PM CDT | Updated: Mar 11, 2025 9:46 PM CDT
Kris Kleinbeck Updated: 9:45 p.m. on March 11, 2025
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- We Energies says power has been restored to all customers.
Posted: 8:21 p.m. on March 11, 2025
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- We Energies crews are working to make repairs Tuesday night after a mylar balloon came in contact with an overhead power line on the city's east side.
The We Energies outage map showed more than 2,000 without power Tuesday evening.
As of 8:30 p.m., hundreds of customers in the area were still without power.
We Energies says balloons should never be released outdoors and should be kept tied securely to a weight when outside.
They say in 2024, nearly 8,000 customers lost power due to outages caused by mylar balloons.
