The Franklin Reporter & Advocate Eight Villages, One Community
Mylar balloons released near an overhead transformer at Pine Grove and Highland avenues the afternoon of Jan. 29 sparked a power outage that affected more than 1,200 customers in the township and New Brunswick.
The outage was first reported at about 2:45 p.m., said Public Service Electric & Gas spokeswoman Lindsey Puliti.
She said that all customers had been restored by 4:30 p.m.
In total, 1,250 customers lost power, Puliti said.
