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| Calne and Swindon power cuts leave thousands without electricity | |
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| The power outages affected a large area of Swindon and Calne | The power outages affected a large area of Swindon and Calne |
| A large area of Wiltshire was affected by a power cut, with thousands of residents left without power. | A large area of Wiltshire was affected by a power cut, with thousands of residents left without power. |
| Areas of north and west Swindon were affected by a power cut, including Haydon Wick, Peatmoor, and Rodbourne, and the neighbouring areas of Royal Wootton Bassett and Winterbourne Bassett. | Areas of north and west Swindon were affected by a power cut, including Haydon Wick, Peatmoor, and Rodbourne, and the neighbouring areas of Royal Wootton Bassett and Winterbourne Bassett. |
| Calne was also affected, with all customers said to be reconnected by 12:13 GMT. | Calne was also affected, with all customers said to be reconnected by 12:13 GMT. |
| Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) apologised for the outages, and said an investigation into the cause was now under way. | Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) apologised for the outages, and said an investigation into the cause was now under way. |
| SSEN said the power cuts in both the Swindon and Calne areas were resolved at about 12:13 GMT. | SSEN said the power cuts in both the Swindon and Calne areas were resolved at about 12:13 GMT. |
| "We were alerted to a network fault in the Swindon area at 11:53 this morning; power was restored in stages with all customers reconnected 12:13. | "We were alerted to a network fault in the Swindon area at 11:53 this morning; power was restored in stages with all customers reconnected 12:13. |
| "We'd like to apologise to customers who were affected by the interruption and thank them for their patience as we worked to restore supplies. | "We'd like to apologise to customers who were affected by the interruption and thank them for their patience as we worked to restore supplies. |
| "Investigations into the root cause are now under way." | "Investigations into the root cause are now under way." |
| SSEN said about 30,000 customers were left without power, but added that many customers would have been "automatically reconnected within a few minutes" before power was restored fully. | SSEN said about 30,000 customers were left without power, but added that many customers would have been "automatically reconnected within a few minutes" before power was restored fully. |
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