Castleford power cut: High-voltage fault leaves homes and businesses without power
A power cut left homes and businesses in parts on Castleford without electricity after a high-voltage fault today.
Northern Powergrid said it was alerted to the fault in the WF10 postcode area at about 1.30pm, with engineers working near Wellington Street to restore supplies.
A spokesperson for Northern Powergrid said: “At approximately 1.30pm on Thursday, June 25, we were alerted to a high-voltage fault in the WF10 postcode area of Castleford.
“Our engineers remained on site near Wellington Street while working to restore power to affected customers.
“We are aware some phone services were also impacted, and we worked with the telecommunications provider to resolve this.
“We thank customers for their patience while our teams worked to restore power.
"Power for all customers was restored by 4pm, with 93 per cent of customers’ power restored within the first hour.”