Castleford power cut leaves homes and businesses without electricity after high-voltage fault
A power cut left Castleford homes and businesses without electricity after a high-voltage fault on Thursday
Homes and businesses in Castleford were left without power after a high-voltage fault caused an outage in the town on Thursday afternoon.
Northern Powergrid said it was alerted to the fault in the WF10 postcode area at about 1.30pm, with engineers working near Wellington Street to restore supplies.
A spokesperson for Northern Powergrid said: “At approximately 1.30pm on Thursday, June 25, we were alerted to a high-voltage fault in the WF10 postcode area of Castleford, West Yorkshire.
“Our engineers remained on site near Wellington Street while working to restore power to affected customers.
“We are aware some phone services were also impacted, and we worked with the telecommunications provider to resolve this.
“We thank customers for their patience while our teams worked to restore power. Power for all customers was restored by 4pm, with 93 per cent of customers’ power restored within the first hour.”
Meanwhile, West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said it was called to reports of a “loud bang” on Methley Road in Castleford.
Firefighters attended the scene but no action was required.