More than 7,000 people in Salford have lost power at their homes this afternoon. Engineers from Electricity North West have been called out to investigate the cause of the power shortage.
They said they were aware of a power cut affecting 7,911 people living within the M6 postcode. However on social media, people complained they had also been without power in other areas.
M5, M3 and M7 postcodes were also mentioned as places that had gone without power. Get regular updates from Salford direct to your email inbox with the free MySalford newsletter.
Click on this link, enter your email address, and select 'MySalford News'. That's all there is to it. One person said it had been an 'inconvenience' to their working day.
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