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Community / Power cut affects thousands of homes

THOUSANDS of properties in Shetland lost power last night (Saturday) following a fault on the network.

There were reports of a pole fire in the Firth area, although a spokesperson for SSEN said engineers are continuing to investigate the cause of the fault.

They said the problem affected nearly 5,000 homes shortly after 8pm. These were mainly in the north, central and western parts of Shetland.

More than 3,300 properties were restored in stages by 10.30pm, with the final customers reconnected just after 5am on Sunday morning.

The disruption caused the Bluemull Sound ferry service to be suspended late at night, while the power also went off at some Shetland Folk Festival concerts.

The SSEN spokesperson said: “We would like to apologise to customers who have been affected by the power cut in Shetland and thank them for their patience whilst our engineers worked on restoring power as safely and quickly as possible.”

Beth Malcolm performing off the stage at the Aith Hall on Saturday night at the Shetland Folk Festival after the power went off. Photo: Marvin Smith

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