Over 200 homes in South Ribble are without power as SP Electricity North West investigates why
Have you been hit by a loss of power?
More than 200 homes in South Ribble are currently without power.
SP Electricity North West has alerted residents in the Penwortham area that there is a potential loss of power affecting numerous properties.
In a message sent to residents just after 3pm, the firm said: “We know it's not the first time and understand this can be very frustrating.
“This is due to suspected damage to the cables supplying your property currently affecting 233 customers in the Penwortham area which we first became aware of at 15:07 today.”
In the latest update at 15:13pm, Electricity North West confirmed that their team were on the way to investigate the issue and they anticipate that the power will return by 6:15pm.
They continued: “We're sorry if this is disrupting your plans.”
Electricity North West will keep affected residents updated with further information directly.
Customers who are not experiencing an outage have been asked to reply NOT OFF to the notification to be removed from further communications.
Anyone with welfare concerns or requiring additional support has been advised to contact the freephone emergency number 105 or visit www.enwl.co.uk for further information and advice.