More than 100 homes affected by power cut in Sunderland

More than 100 homes in Sunderland are without electricity on Wednesday evening (June 3) as engineers work to restore power.
Northern Powergrid engineers are working to restore power to more than 100 houses.Northern Powergrid engineers are working to restore power to more than 100 houses.
Northern Powergrid engineers are working to restore power to more than 100 houses.

Northern Powergrid says 110 homes in the SR2 postcode have been affected by the unscheduled power outage.

Engineers are looking into the problem which is believed to have been caused by an issue with an electrical cable that serves the area.

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Northern Powergrid says it is estimated that power will be restored by 8pm on Wednesday, June 3.

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