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"Preliminary findings indicate that the cause of death is consistent with suffocation due to a Mylar-helium filled balloon," ...

In the past, we did not always know that releasing helium balloons was harmful to the environment. Large-scale balloon ...

A seven-year-old Tennessee girl ended up dead after suffocating from one of her birthday balloons - a large 34 inch rainbow Mylar number balloon inflated with helium. Alexandra Hope Kelly had just ...

Aug. 7 (UPI) --Large portions of New Orleans and Algiers Point Wednesday were under boil water advisories after a mylar balloon hit a power line Tuesday night, causing the Carrollton water plant to ...

A tragic accident that happened on Wednesday night is raising red flags about the significant yet often forgotten danger balloons pose to small children. KOIN reports that an 8-year-old girl from ...

A boil water advisory is in effect for the East Bank of New Orleans and Algiers Point after a foil balloon hit a power line and briefly caused an outage at a water treatment plant. Entergy New Orleans ...

Once again, thousands of people were without power because of a Mylar balloon release. The City Council “banned” Mylar balloon releases. Those are identifiable balloons. Those who cause power outages ...

A six-year-old Illinois boy died after inhaling helium from a large, “child-size” Mylar balloon just days after his birthday, according to officials. Gunner Hyatt likely suffocated and died after ...