A third party has allegedly damaged Wiltshire’s electricity network, leaving almost 800 homes without power.
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) said the damage was reported at 12.04pm and is affecting 759 homes in areas to the west of Swindon, including Lydiard Millicent and Purton, as well as parts of Royal Wootton Bassett.
Engineers have arrived at the scene and are working to repair the damage.
SSEN claims the issue has been caused by a “third party”, although it has not identified who or what caused the damage.
The outage affects postcodes beginning with SN4 7, SN4 8, SN5 3 and SN5 4.
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Power is expected to remain off until 5pm.
A spokesperson for SSEN said: "We have had reports of damage to our network by a third-party which has in turn caused the power to go off.
"We know where this damage has taken place and our teams are working hard to make the situation safe, repair the damage and get your power back on.
"These type of faults often require extensive work and specialist teams."
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