A power cut hit 1,400 homes in Westhoughton
MORE than a thousand homes were left without electricity last night.
The power went down just after 8.30pm in Westhoughton because of a fault in the Electricity North West network.
The company reported that 1,400 customers were affected in the BL5 area.
#WESTHOUGHTON #BL5 Apologies we have a fault on our network affected 1400 customers. Teams are en route - Rachel
— ElectricityNorthWest (@ElectricityNW) September 4, 2017
Engineers were sent out and the power was restored to all customers by 9.50pm.
A spokesperson for the company said: “We apologise for any inconvenience caused and if customers would like any further information they can contact us 24/7 on 0800 195 4141, or the new national number 105, or follow us on Twitter @ElectricityNW.”
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