Nearly 850 properties in Aberdeen were left without power this morning after a fire at an electrical substation.
A fire in Caiesdykes Crescent in Kincorth caused the outage, reported to SSE and the fire serivce shortly before 11am.
The blaze was out by the time crews from Altens fire station arrived at the scene.
Properties in the surrounding area including Caiesdykes Road, Buchanan Road, Gardner Drive, Cairngorm Drive and Matthews Road were without electricity for around two hours.
Engineers managed to reconnect all 845 properties affected by 12.50pm, a spokesman said.
The power supply was re-routed to bypass the substation to allow repair work to take place.
A spokesman for SSE said: “The outage was caused by a faulty piece of equipment catching fire.
“Engineers have been sent to the substation and are dealing with it.
“There was no significant damage and no one was hurt.”
Postcodes affected
AB12 5ER
AB12 5ES
AB12 5ET
AB12 5EX
AB12 5HA
AB12 5HB
AB12 5HD
AB12 5HJ
AB12 5HL
AB12 5HN
AB12 5HP
AB12 5HQ
AB12 5HX
AB12 5JA
AB12 5JD
AB12 5JJ
AB12 5JL
AB12 5JN
AB12 5JQ
AB12 5JT
AB12 5NJ
AB12 5PQ
AB12 5PS
AB12 5PT
AB12 5SJ
AB12 5SL
AB12 5SN
Fire at electrical substation leaves nearly 850 Aberdeen homes without power
