Balloon causes hour-long power outage for thousands in Laguna Beach

March 27, 2018 7:05 AM PT

A metallic balloon caught in electrical equipment caused thousands of ratepayers in Laguna Beach to lose power Monday, police said.

Some 5,200 customers in central and north Laguna Beach were affected by the incident, which began around 5 p.m. Power was restored to most within an hour, according to police.

As of Tuesday morning, Southern California Edison was still working on the outage, which left two customers without power.

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Bradley Zint

Bradley Zint left Times Community News in 2018. He was a general assignment reporter for the Daily Pilot, where he worked since 2010. At the Pilot, he also was a copy editor, classical music columnist and reporter covering Costa Mesa and Newport Beach. He previously worked in Hermosa Beach, Long Beach, Alaska and Massachusetts. He is a graduate of Cal State Long Beach, where he served as editor-in-chief of its campus newspaper, the Daily 49er.

Balloon causes hour-long power outage for thousands in Laguna Beach

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