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Power back on in North Las Vegas after balloon causes 10K to lose power

Posted at 12:08 PM, May 02, 2021
and last updated 2021-05-03 10:57:32-04

NORTH LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Power is back on for more than 10,000 NV Energy customers in North Las Vegas after an outage impacted the area of Ann Road and Simmons in North Las Vegas.

NV Energy saying the cause of the outage was a mylar balloon.

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The power company reminding people how dangerous balloons can be when they come in contact with power lines.