Utility crews say a mylar balloon was responsible for an hour-long power outage Saturday night that affected thousands of Las Cruces residents.
El Paso Electric spokesman George De La Torre tells the Las Cruces Sun-News (http://bit.ly/1AxRbNW) that the power went out around 7:55 p.m.
He says about 5,000 customers in central and south Las Cruces had no electricity.
De La Torre says crews determined the balloon, which can be purchased at any grocery store, touched a transformer.
Power was restored shortly after 9 p.m., in time for the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao boxing match which was available on Pay-Per-View.
___
Information from: Las Cruces Sun-News, http://www.lcsun-news.com
Copyright 2015 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.