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Power cut strikes 4,600 properties

More than 4,600 homes and businesses in a busy Black Country shopping area were left without power after a fire at an electricity substation.

Published Sep 22, 2009

More than 4,600 homes and businesses in a busy Black Country shopping area were left without power after a fire at an electricity substation.

Firefighters were called to Bearwood Road in Smethwick at around 3.20pm.

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