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PNM Says Do Not Touch a Hot Air Balloon Albuquerque: PNM officials have important safety advice for crews and onlookers during the nine days of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta: Don't touch a balloon that is touching power lines. Touching a balloon wrapped in power lines could cause a chain reaction that injures both the person attempting to help as well as anybody within the balloon's gondola. Electricity seeks the nearest path to ground. This means an energized line that poses no danger to a balloon hanging on one wire could become deadly for everyone involved if a single onlooker touches the ground and the balloon at the same time. PNM asks that anyone who sees a balloon tangled in a power line call 911 and also PNM at 888-DIAL-PNM immediately. Being prepared can help prevent injuries. During each morning's mass ascension, PNM has crews stationed near the fiesta grounds to answer balloonist’s questions and to respond to any incidents that may happen. "Experienced balloon pilots should know how to handle power lines, but on-site support from PNM reinforces the safety message and helps increase the likelihood of an incident-free fiesta," said Event Director Pat Brake. "That is our most important priority during the next nine days." PNM is a subsidiary of PNM Resources, an energy holding company based in Albuquerque, N.M. PNM provides electric utility service to 435,000 customers and natural gas service to 487,000 customers in New Mexico. The company also sells power on the wholesale market in the West. PNM Resources stock is traded primarily on the NYSE under the symbol PNM. For more information, see the company's Web site at PNM.com.
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