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Mettalic Balloons Blamed For Baldwin Park Power Outage
At least 393 customers are impacted close to the area of Arrow Highway and Bleecker Avenue.
Metallic balloons are blamed for a power outage in Baldwin Park Wednesday afternoon, according to the Southern California Edison Power Outage Center.
The outage began around 3:10 p.m. when the balloons struck a power line close to the corner of Arrow Highway and Bleecker Avenue. A total of 393 customers have been affected.
A call to Southern California Edison to get more details about the incident, was not inmediately responded.
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The website of SCE Power Outage Center is listing a completion time for repair around 12:00 a.m. on May 9.
"We are retrieving additional equipment and materials for this repair," states the website.
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Check the video attached to this story. Southern California Edison demonstrates what happens when a Mylar balloon hits power lines.
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