Published: March 16, 2008
Over 80 homes near Burnham left without power after cable fault

Work to restore electricity to 80 homes in East Huntspill, near Burnham-On-Sea, was underway on Sunday (March 16th) after a "major cable fault".

Dozens of homes were left in the dark for almost six hours after an underground power cable fault developed in the early hours of the morning.

Four more homes were still without power until 7.30pm on Sunday evening.

Western Power Distribution spokesman John Hulme told Burnham-On-Sea.com: "I can confirm we've been working on a major cable fault in East Huntspill which was initially reported to us at 2.36am."

"The bulk of the 80 customers affected were re-connected within a few hours, but four were not back on until 7.30pm."

Heavy rain on Saturday had caused water to seep into a cable, causing it to fail. The company apologised for the inconvenience caused.

Our photo shows Western Power Distribution at work in Ashlea Park, East Huntspill, on Sunday