With commencement season amongst us and conventional events being swapped for stay-at-home celebrations, ComEd is looking households to have in mind about how they use balloons.
The foil, or Mylar, balloons which are nice for showy celebrations also are vulnerable to get started fires or energy outages if they arrive into touch with energy strains or electric apparatus, ComEd stated. Thousands of energy outages are reported every 12 months in northern Illinois because of those balloons, with the most important spikes observed throughout commencement season.
“ComEd extends a heartfelt congratulations to the class of 2020 who have persevered to achieve their educational goals at all levels,” stated Rich Negrin, vp of exterior affairs at ComEd. “During this challenging time, we know that families are eager to celebrate their graduates. ComEd supports those celebrations and encourages customers to be safe while transporting and displaying celebratory balloons.”
If celebrating with foil balloons, ComEd encourages citizens to stay them inside of or connect them to weights in the event that they’re being hung open air.
Under no cases will have to one check out to take away a balloon from an influence line or different piece {of electrical} apparatus if it will get knotted up, ComEd stated. If help is wanted, citizens are inspired to name 1-800-334-7661.