Home Bargains basement flood prompts Oswestry power cuts

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Hundreds of premises were cut off. Full story:

Hundreds of homes have been left without power after an electrical substation flooded under Home Bargains.

Firefighters were called to pump up to five feet of water from the store basement on Willow Street in Oswestry, Shropshire, in the early hours.Supplies to a number of customers have been restored, the company added.

Source: Real Estate Daily Report (realestatedailyreport.net)

 

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