Businesses reportedly evacuated as Shrewsbury power cut left thousands of properties without electricity

Thousands of Shrewsbury properties were without electricity after a power cut.

National Grid said more than 2,400 properties were without power after the incident at around 3.15pm today (Thursday, September 10) but that power has since been restored to most of those after engineers attended.

There have been reports of businesses at Meole Brace Retail Park being affected, with some evacuating customers.

Several postcodes in the Shrewsbury area have been listed as affected.

An update from National Grid at around 4.30pm said all but nine properties had been reconnected. The company estimated power would be restored by 5pm.

It said: “We were alerted at 3.15pm this afternoon and our engineers are working to get your electricity back on as quickly as possible. We're sorry for the disruption.”