Hundreds of Wirral homes hit by overnight power cut

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 13 Oct, 08:32 · Archive

Hundreds of homes across Wirral lost electricity overnight, affecting the Moreton, Upton and Hoylake areas.

Hundreds of homes across Wirral lost electricity overnight on Tuesday, affecting the Moreton, Upton and Hoylake areas in postcode areas CH46 and CH49. Residents woke to find the power off, with house alarms going off just before 6am as the outage began.

Scottish Power said an engineer was dispatched at 6.18am to investigate and restore supply. The company stated: "We will attempt to reset the network remotely to restore power in stages, and our emergency response team are on their way to the area to investigate the cause of the fault." Power was expected to be restored just after 8am.

Scottish Power apologised for the disruption and thanked residents for their patience while the issue was resolved.

How it is being reported

• Hundreds of Wirral homes without power after major outageHUNDREDS of homes on Wirral have been left without electricity following a major power cut.Wirral Globe · 13 Oct, 08:11
• Hundreds of Wirral homes without electricity after power cutPeople woke up on Tuesday to find their power offLiverpool Echo · 13 Oct, 06:47

In this story: Wirral · Scottish Power · Moreton · Upton · Hoylake

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