Published:
11:48 AM April 1, 2021
A manhole cover exploded in Gants Hill overnight and power was cut to 446 homes in the area.
- Credit: Michelle Bayley
Power was cut to more than 400 homes in Gants Hill after a manhole cover exploded.
The London Fire Brigade was called around 12.45am today (Thursday, April 1) to reports of an explosion and smoke coming from the manhole in Ashurst Drive near the junction with Otley Drive.
UK Power Networks said a fault in an underground cable caused the power outages which were restored in an hour.
- Credit: Michelle Bayley
Due to a fault with an underground cable, power was interrupted to 446 homes in the area but restored an hour later.
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Newly installed bird diverters.
- Credit: UK Power Networks
Swans will be safer when they fly in to feed in a Fenland field.
It is all thanks to bird diverters that have been installed on overhead power cables.
Around 80 diverters have just been installed by UK Power Networks along 500 metres of power cable after several swans collided with the power line.
Whooper swans fly in low each night to feed in a field at Thorney Dyke, near Peterborough, before they roost overnight.
The fluorescent safety deterrents were added to overhead cables by linesmen who are trained to work safely on live power lines, without turning off electricity supplies in the area.
Newly installed bird diverters.
- Credit: UK Power Networks
Swans will be safer when they fly in to feed in a Fenland field.
It is all thanks to bird diverters that have been installed on overhead power cables.
Around 80 diverters have just been installed by UK Power Networks along 500 metres of power cable after several swans collided with the power line.
Whooper swans fly in low each night to feed in a field at Thorney Dyke, near Peterborough, before they roost overnight.
The fluorescent safety deterrents were added to overhead cables by linesmen who are trained to work safely on live power lines, without turning off electricity supplies in the area.
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