Cable fault causes Darlington power cut (From Darlington and Stockton Times)
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Cable fault causes Darlington power cut
11:11pm Tuesday 29th January 2013 in News
By Andrew Douglas, Deputy News Editor
A fault in an 11,000 volt cable triggered power cuts to 2,078 homes and businesses in the Darlington tonight.
A spokesman for Northern Powergrid said the supply failed at 9.43pm but was restored to 1,718 customers after just three minutes.
The remainder were restored by 10.11pm. Engineers are still working on the exact cause of the fault.
