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ALBUQUERQUE, NM (AP) – Hundreds of hot air balloons filled the Sunday morning skies over Albuquerque on the second day of the Balloon Fiesta, but two balloons struck power lines and caused a brief outage for some patrons of the New Mexico utility company.
The company said 1,230 of its customers were without power for a few hours after two hot air balloons struck power lines in the North Valley.
No injuries were reported.
Viewer photos sent to Albuquerque TV station KOB showed the envelope of a balloon draped over power lines near Daniel Circle as another balloon struck power lines closer to 2nd Street and Ranchitos .
The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is back this year after a pandemic hiatus.
The nine-day event began at dusk before dawn on Saturday with around 540 balloons of all shapes and sizes inflating and taking off with people on board.
Balloons of all types, including special shapes, took off from Balloon Fiesta Park on Sunday morning.
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