To keep up with Trafford news sign up to the MyTrafford newsletter here Hundreds of properties were temporarily left without power after an electricity substation in Trafford went up in flames.
The drama unfolded in the Broadheath area of Altrincham at around 9:15am. Workers at a neighbouring concrete plant raised the alarm after spotting flames coming from the substation on Craven Road. READ MORE: Shocking footage shows speeding driver doing over 120mph on the M602 Others nearby reported hearing loud bangs as plumes of thick black smoke began to billow over the area.
Three fire engines from Altrincham, Sale and Wythenshawe attended with crews finding the substation, which is on a public footpath just off George Richards Way, "well
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