999 emergency number restored after service goes down on landline phones across Lancaster

The service went down on some landlines at approximately 1.35pm, affecting around 3,000 properties in the Lancaster area.

But the police, fire and ambulance services could still be reached by dialling 999 on a mobile phone.

At around 3.40pm, the fire service confirmed the fault had been resolved.

"The earlier reported fault on the 999 phone lines has now been resolved," a spokesman said.

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