Power cut hits hundreds of homes in York

Hundreds of homes in York have lost power.

The power cut is affecting more than 2,000 properties.

Three postcodes are affected.

In YO10 – Fulford – and YO19 – around the Naburn area, 1,470 properties are hit by a power cut reported at 7.29pm. It has been caused by a problem with cables.

One resident reported on social media a “big green flash” near the York Designer Outlet.

Northern Powergrid engineers are working to get the lights back on, and hope to have done so by 9pm.

And in YO23 – the South Bank area – 200 homes are hit by an outage reported at 6.24pm. Again a cable fault is said to be the problem, and they estimate restoring power by 8pm.