Sunday 6th December 2015 Lancaster, Lanshire 60,000 people left without power after primary Sub station floods in Lancaster. Engineers from Electricity North West working with Fire crews continuing to work with emergency services in response to large power outages across the region. 55,000 properties in Lancaster, Morecambe, Carnforth and the surrounding area are without power following a breach of flood defences at a the main substation serving the area. Generators are currently being delivered to key sites that are determined to be most in need but residents are being warned that po
Sunday 6th December 2015 Lancaster, Lanshire 60,000 people left without power after primary Sub station floods in Lancaster. Engineers from Electricity North West working with Fire crews continuing to work with emergency services in response to large power outages across the region. 55,000 properties in Lancaster, Morecambe, Carnforth and the surrounding area are without power following a breach of flood defences at a the main substation serving the area. Generators are currently being delivered to key sites that are determined to be most in need but residents are being warned that power may not be restored to some areas for a number of days. Another 4,000 properties are without power across Cumbria and new faults are still being identified due to further flooding. "We are doing all we can and our engineers are continuing to work hard to restore power where it is safe to do so." Electricity North West are working with Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service to monitor the situation at Lancaster's main flooded substation. It is unlikely that engineers will be able to access the substation to assess the damage until lunchtime on Sunday. Properties in Lancaster, Morecambe and the surrounding area could be without power for a number of days.©UKNIP
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