HUNDREDS of homes and business were left without power following a fault in Colchester.
EDF Energy said 1,006 customers in various parts of the town were plunged into darkness after a fault on the high voltage underground electricity network at 9.55am yesterday [THUR 15/4].
Power was restored to everyone within 40 minutes.
Jenny Davis, a spokesman for EDF Energy, said: “We do appreciate how difficult it is for homes and businesses to be without electricity and would like to apologise for the inconvenience caused.”
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