Power cut hits dozens of Shrewsbury homes after equipment 'accidentally damaged'
National Grid workers worked all afternoon to fix the outage
Nearly 100 properties in a residential suburb of Shrewsbury were left without electricity after a power cut.
Eighty-four homes covering several postcodes in the Sundorne area were affected by the loss of power, according to the National Grid.
The power cut was reported to the National Grid shortly before 1.30pm on Tuesday (August 25).
Stating the reasons for the incident, the National Grid website read: “Our equipment has been accidentally damaged in your area, and we're working hard to fix this.”
National Grid workers were on-site attempting to fix the issue all afternoon and into the early evening.
The affected postcodes were: SY1 4JY, SY1 4JZ, SY1 4LA, SY1 4PU, SY1 4PX, SY1 4RJ, SY1 4RN.
Power was restored to those properties affected at 6.53pm this evening.
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