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Mains fault knocks out East Cowes power

Mains fault knocks out East Cowes power
By Emma Philo Fri, 21 September 2012 5:26PM

A mains fault knocked out power supplies for people living in East Cowes on Friday afternoon.

Southern Electric apologised to customers after discovering the problem at 5:10pm.

It had hoped to restore most customers' supplies by 7:15pm.

However, some properties supplied by the transformer in Falcon Road were warned they could continue to be without power for a longer period as engineers attempted to divert supplies.

Homes in Osborne Road, Falcon Road, Adelaide Road and Clarence Road were among those affected, and unconfirmed reports suggested Red Funnel's East Cowes car ferry terminal was also affected.

UD at 19:30pm. Power supplies were restored just before 7:15pm for the worst affected areas. 

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