Dozens of Wolverhampton homes left without power after cable fault
The outage has affected an area around Penn
Dozens of properties in Wolverhampton were left without electricity following a fault affecting underground power cables.
A total of 68 properties were off supply in parts of the WV4 area, with engineers working to restore power.
The affected postcode areas include WV4 5NR, WV4 5NS, WV4 5NX, WV4 5NY, WV4 5PA, WV4 5PB and WV4 5RA.
The outage has affected an area around Penn, including properties close to Penn Road, Warstones Road and surrounding streets.
According to National Grid, the power cut was caused by a fault affeccting low-voltage power cables in the area.
Engineers were reported to be working on the fault shortly after 5pm on Friday (September 4).
By 7.20pm power had been restored to all but one of the 68 affected properties.
Residents can check their electricity network provider's live power cut service for the latest information.
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