Mylar balloons prompt Beltline frontage road closure

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A frontage road on the Beltline was closed for about an hour Wednesday night after five Mylar balloons got tangled in power lines.

Firefighters were called at 8:58 p.m. to the West Beltline Frontage Road and Grandview Boulevard because the balloons were causing arcing on the power line.

ATC sent a maintenance specialist to shut down the power line and remove the balloons.

The road was closed at Kingston Drive and Landmark Place during the repair and reopened at 10 p.m.

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