61 homes left without power after underground cable fault in Himley

Dozens of homes have been left without electricity after an underground cable fault in the Himley area.

A total of 61 properties were without power as of 4pm on Tuesday, August 25, according to National Grid Electricity Distribution.

The outage is affecting some properties in the DY3 1EG, DY3 1JF, DY3 1JG, DY3 1JQ, DY3 1LA and DY3 1LF postcode areas, with National Grid's outage map showing the affected area around Gorge Road and Cinder Hill.

The problem was first reported at 2.57am, when it was initially believed to have been caused by a blown fuse.

Engineers were sent to investigate and National Grid subsequently identified a fault on underground power cables.

National Grid said: "There's a fault on the underground power cables in your area, and we're getting this fixed."

Updates issued during Tuesday showed engineers working to repair the fault and restore supplies.

In its latest update at 3.41pm, National Grid said its engineers were "working hard" to get the power back on.

The electricity network operator has not yet given an estimated time for when supplies will be fully restored.

National Grid said restoration estimates can change depending on what engineers find while carrying out repairs, and some customers may have their electricity restored before others.

The outage remained ongoing at 4pm on Tuesday (August 24).