A POWER cut has hit a Herefordshire town tonight (October 8), leaving hundreds without electricity.
423 properties are without power in Leominster as of 8.30pm.
National Grid has said that this is a high-voltage incident and said: "These incidents tend to be larger, affecting the wider area and could mean your neighbours are off supply too."
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Power supply is expected to be restored by 9.30pm tonight.
A statement from National Grid regarding this incident, which was reported at 7.33pm, said: "We are aware of this power cut outage which was raised this evening and our engineers are working to get the power returned as quickly as possible. We are sorry for any inconvenience this is causing you."
A cause for the power outage has not been revealed, but Herefordshire has today been hit by heavy rain, leaving some areas at risk of flooding. Drivers have been urged to take care on the roads and plan routes accordingly.
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