HOMES and businesses in Harrow town centre have been hit by a black out.
More than 300 UK Power Networks customers have been without electricity since around 11.30am, with almost 1,500 initially affected.
Councillor Husain Akhtar (Cons/Canons) lives in Wellesley Road and said he is still without access to electronic appliances, including his computer and cooker.
He said: “We've lost electricity for about an hour-and-a-half now. It affects me because at that very time I was dealing with a resident's inquiry through email and receiving emails, which created some problems.
“I hope it will come back very soon otherwise it's going to cause quite a lot of problems.”
St George's Shopping Centre was left running off a back up generator for around five minutes, with doors and the car park temporarily out of service, and neighbouring St Ann's was affected for a similar period of time.
In total 55 UK Power Networks customers saw their electricity restored within an hour and another 1,070 were back up and running within two.
Phil Spiby, a spokesman for the company, said: “We would like to reassure the remaining customers we are working to restore their supplies as quickly as is safely possible and apologise for any inconvenience.”
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules hereLast Updated:
Report this comment Cancel