Mission Mission » electric mayhem http://www.missionmission.org Saluting San Francisco's Mission District Sat, 25 Apr 2026 18:47:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 Tuesday’s power outage caused by mylar balloon http://www.missionmission.org/2013/04/25/tuesdays-power-outage-caused-by-mylar-balloon/ http://www.missionmission.org/2013/04/25/tuesdays-power-outage-caused-by-mylar-balloon/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:40:37 +0000 Ariel Dovas http://www.missionmission.org/?p=48016 About 4,700 people temporarily lost power on Tuesday.

Then a reader, Geoff, sent us this pic, saying:

I was on Valencia st when the power went out, so I went back home. On the way I saw this at 21st and Alabama. A Mylar balloon shorted out the wires, and it looks like it took out most of the district.

Thanks, Geoff!

The SF Appeal has the official story:

[PG&E spokesman] Molica said the balloon “caused extensive damage,” and he reminded people to keep metallic balloons weighed down and away from power lines.

Here’s a pic with the balloon highlighted, in case it wasn’t clear above.

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