96 homes without power in Wolverhampton for over 12 hours


The affected area covers seven postcodes.
Ninety-six homes in Wolverhampton have been it by a power outage this morning.
National Grid engineers have been working to fix the fault on underground cables since it was reported at 9.26pm last night (September 2).
The affected postcodes include: WV1 2LS, WV1 2LT, WV1 2LU, WV1 2LX, WV1 2LY, WV1 2ND, WV1 2NW


It is estimated power will be restored by 11.30am this morning (September 3).
A spokesperson for National Grid said: “We know you're without power. We were alerted at 9:26pm Wed 2 Sept 26 and our engineers are working to get your electricity back on as quickly as possible. We're sorry for the disruption.
“We give you our best estimate for when your power will be back on, based on what we know at the time. Times might change if we face unexpected challenges getting to the fault. These times show when the last person in the area will have power back - most of you will be reconnected before this.
“We'll update this page regularly with our progress.”
For further updates visit the National Grid website.
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