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| London power cut leaves thousands without electricity | London power cut leaves thousands without electricity |
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| A blaze at a goods yard which ran underneath an electricity line has caused almost 90,000 properties to be without power in London. | A blaze at a goods yard which ran underneath an electricity line has caused almost 90,000 properties to be without power in London. |
| A huge plume of smoke loomed over the yard on Wharf Street, Canning Town, east London, as 60 firefighters attempted to put out the fire. | A huge plume of smoke loomed over the yard on Wharf Street, Canning Town, east London, as 60 firefighters attempted to put out the fire. |
| London Fire Brigade said 12 fire engines were at the scene where a warehouse, a pallet yard and a scrapyard were alight. | London Fire Brigade said 12 fire engines were at the scene where a warehouse, a pallet yard and a scrapyard were alight. |
| The fire, which started at 3pm on Thursday, is close to a diesel tank which has not yet been affected by the blaze, a spokesman added. | The fire, which started at 3pm on Thursday, is close to a diesel tank which has not yet been affected by the blaze, a spokesman added. |
| UK Power Networks said that the power was restored to all customers within an hour and 10 minutes. | UK Power Networks said that the power was restored to all customers within an hour and 10 minutes. |
| A spokesman said: "We apologise to customers in east London who suffered a power cut today when a fire in Canning Town, which was not on our equipment, damaged overhead power lines." | A spokesman said: "We apologise to customers in east London who suffered a power cut today when a fire in Canning Town, which was not on our equipment, damaged overhead power lines." |
| A spokesman earlier said 88,000 customers lost power at 3.11pm. | |
| Transport for London said that the A13 is closed in both directions at Canning Town but that Tube and Docklands Light Railway services in the area are operating as normal. | Transport for London said that the A13 is closed in both directions at Canning Town but that Tube and Docklands Light Railway services in the area are operating as normal. |
| A Transport for London spokesman said four underground stations were closed at 3.15pm, but three had since reopened. | A Transport for London spokesman said four underground stations were closed at 3.15pm, but three had since reopened. |
| Caledonian Road and Archway were shut until 3.50pm, while Arsenal reopened 10 minutes later. | Caledonian Road and Archway were shut until 3.50pm, while Arsenal reopened 10 minutes later. |
| Tufnell Park on the Northern line remained closed. | Tufnell Park on the Northern line remained closed. |
| The spokesman said the incident had not stopped trains from running through the stations. | The spokesman said the incident had not stopped trains from running through the stations. |