Fire causes East Yorkshire power outage
A transformer pole caught fire and caused an outage affecting 1415 homes.
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UK, East Yorkshire: Residents of an East Yorkshire village were left without power for almost 10 hours after a transformer pole caught fire. Northern Powergrid announced it was made aware of the outage in Hollym, near Withernsea, at 14:30 GMT on Monday 18 March, and power was restored to all homes just after midnight. According to the supplier, 1415 homes were affected, and the cause of the fire is unknown.
Locals shared a picture of the pole ablaze, with the supplier adding that it was uncommon for a transformer to set on fire. Power was restored using generators and other transformers in the area, while the pole that was on fire would be repaired.
Source: BBC News