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Grid infrastructure incidents in the United Kingdom
Grid infrastructure incidents recorded in the United Kingdom, with what happened, the contributing factors and the lessons, each with its sources.
48 published entries. Newest first. Search and filter these in the register.
- Fire crews called to a substation blaze in Aberdeen
- Smoking electrical substation draws firefighters to Cowes
- Smoke reported at Townhill Road electricity substation in Dunfermline
- Fire at Napier Drive substation Govan destroys distribution box
- Substation fire in North Staffordshire cuts power to over 120 properties
- Component failure causes loud bang at Western Link substation near Hunterston
- Electrical fault causes bang and flash at Leighton Buzzard substation
- Mechanical failure causes major substation fire and explosions in Edinburgh
- Suspected arson fire destroys Cambuslang substation, cutting power to 2,500 homes
- Fire breaks out at electricity substation near Plaistow primary school
- Substation fire in Blackpool cuts power to thousands of customers
- Fire at Cornwall electricity substation cuts power to hundreds of homes
- Arson fire at Paisley substation cuts power to homes and a care home
- Fire at Northampton substations cuts power to thousands and prompts evacuations
- Fire spreads to West End Road substation in Southampton
- High voltage transformer explodes and catches fire in Winnersh
- Explosion at Beverley substation cuts power to about 160 properties
- Fire at Upton Warren substation cuts power to 5,000 homes
- Fire in switch room at Stafford substation cuts power to 19,000 homes
- Substation equipment failure near Truro causes widespread power flickering in Cornwall
- Cable box failure causes substation explosion and power cuts in Portishead
- NSL interconnector trip causes GB grid frequency dip, batteries respond
- Transformer explosion at Bryant Street substation in Chatham cuts power for four hours
- Substation fire on Garriochmill Way cuts power in Glasgow's Kelvinbridge Area
- Fire at Welwyn Garden City Substation causes large smoke plume
- Northern Powergrid worker seriously injured in Huddersfield substation fire
- Fire at National Grid substation on Albert Road, West Bridgford
- Transformer fire at Grimsby substation cuts power to shops and homes
- Transformer fire at London substation triggers major incident and evacuations
- Second fire at Aberdeen Place substation, Maida Vale, disrupts London Underground and Elizabeth line
- Explosion at Overgate substation near Dundee shopping centre caused by component failure
- West Nile Street substation fire prompts evacuation of nearby retail store
- Major blaze at Glasgow city centre electrical substation prompts evacuation
- Substation fire in Oakington, Cambridgeshire triggers local power outage affecting nearby school
- Substation explosion on Gloucester Close cuts power in Chippenham
- Fire and reported explosions break out at Yate electricity substation
- Underground substation fire breaks out near Stockport fuel station
- Substation transformer fire spreads to hedgerow near Burford village
- Reported explosion at Southampton substation cuts power to hundreds of homes
- Fire at New Milton substation causes major rail service disruption
- Fire at Weymouth substation near coastal attraction cuts power
- Substation overheating trips power supply near Bratton, Telford
- Fire at Bellshill substation causes widespread power outage in Glasgow area
- Substation explosion and fire forces evacuation of GP Surgery in Liverpool
- Fire at Hermes Road substation in Saltford, Bath causes mass outage
- Fire at an HVDC converter station leads to site evacuation and loss of interconnector capacity
- IFA2 interconnector between Sellindge and France down over two months
- Transformer fire at North Hyde Substation disrupts West London and Heathrow Airport
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