Watch: Huge electrical blast which blew out power to thousands of Doncaster homes
This is the moment a huge electrical blast blew out power to thousands of homes across Doncaster – turning the skies above the city blue.
CCTV capture captured the moment of the huge flash shortly after 7.30pm last night with blew out power supplies to more than 2,400 homes across the city.
The blast is understood to have been caused by yesterday’s strong winds and heavy rain.
Engineers from Northern Power Grid battled to restore power to thousands of homes saying they were “challenging weather conditions” after the blackout.
Homes in Thorne, Moorends, Austerfield, Bawtry, Carcroft, Woodlands and Adwick were among the areas impacted.
The footage, supplied by James Hodgson and taken from a house in Kenyon Street, Thorne captured the blast on camera at 7.38pm.
Last night, a spokesperson for power supplier Northern Powergrid said: “Our teams are responding in challenging weather conditions.
“The weather conditions are affecting parts of our network.
"When we have assessed the extent of any damage, we will have more certainty when the power will be restored.
The power cuts came after the Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for Doncaster which ran throughout yesterday from 5am to 8pm with the city also being hit by heavy and at times torrential rain.
It is understood that some properties impacted in last night’s blackouts have now had power supplies restored, but that hundreds of homes in the Thorne and Moorends area are still without electricity this morning.
We have asked NPG for further details.