Power cut in Telford after fire near electrical transformer

Hundreds of homes in Telford were without power on Wednesday afternoon.

National Grid reported 1,152 properties near Lightmoor in Telford were left without power after an incident at around 3.30pm on Wednesday.

At the same time, the Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service were mobilised to Burroughs Bank in Lightmoor after reports of a grass fire.

A spokesperson for the fire service said grass was alight “due to a fault on a transformer unit” and that Western Power were at the scene.

By 4.20pm, power to the majority of homes had been restored - with just 11 remaining off the network.

An update from National Grid at 5.48pm said engineers were “currently working on the fault” and power was expected to be restored at the remaining properties by 10pm.