Named in a role in 4 records, and mentioned in the text of 8 entries, between 2020 and 2025.
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A fault reported at 09:40 BST affected about 5,000 properties in the BB12 area of Padiham. Electricity North West said an unexpected incident on the high-voltage cable had caused widespread damage to its substation. Engineers attended with Lancashire Fire and...
On Wednesday 13 December 2023, emergency services were called to a reported explosion at an electricity substation in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester. Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said three fire engines from Stalybridge, Ashton-under-Lyne and...
On the morning of Wednesday 20 July 2022, an electricity pylon reportedly exploded on The Island in Summerseat, Ramsbottom. Residents reported a loud bang at around 9.40am. Electricity North West said it received reports of a power cut at 10.10am affecting...
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On 16 June 2022, a fire at a substation caused a major power outage in Penrith, Cumbria. Electricity North West said more than 5,200 homes in Penrith were initially affected. By the time of reporting, around 1,000 homes in Penrith were still without power,...
A fire broke out at an electricity substation on George Richards Way in Broadheath, Altrincham, on the morning of 8 September 2021. Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said three appliances attended, and the fire was thought to have started shortly...
A fire broke out at an electrical substation off Bury New Road in Broughton, Salford, at about 4.45pm on 29 December 2020. More than 1,600 properties lost power. Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service sent fire engines from Broughton and Agecroft, and...
Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service was called at 11.10am on 7 April 2020 to a fire at an electrical substation near a retail park in South Shore, Blackpool, at the junction of Squires Gate Lane and St Annes Road. Two fire engines from South Shore and St Annes...
At about 12.45 on 18 October 2019, an electrical explosion occurred in a substation at the Lanes shopping centre in Carlisle. Alarms were triggered and staff and shoppers were evacuated onto Scotch Street. Witnesses reported a loud bang and smoke from the...
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