29 Aug 2008

Power outage after substation fire

7:13 am on 29 August 2008

Power was returned on Thursday night to parts of Horowhenua hit by a fault at a substation.

Electricity was cut earlier on Thursday after a fire at a substation in Shannon.

Power supplier Electra says power has been restored in Shannon, Tokomaru and Opiki.

The incident came less than a month after a storm affected power in the area.

A spokesperson for power supplier, Electra, says the fire was caused by a voltage transformer failure.