Homes in Nairn remain without power this evening following an underground fire.
Fire crews were sent to the town’s Church Street shortly after 11am to a fire within a basement.
Two appliances were tasked to the scene, wasting no time in dousing the flames.
SSE has confirmed the fire was contained within a metal box where their underground cables are jointed.
The fire led to a power cut in the area affecting 25 homes and businesses across 12 postcodes.
Nairn homes to be without power until 7pm
Engineers have been working around the clock to restore power to eight properties in the area, that remain without power.
They estimate the work will be complete by 7pm.
In a statement, a spokesperson from SSEN Distribution said: “We’d like to thank our customers in Nairn town centre for their patience as our teams work hard to restore their power following a fault on our local underground cable network this morning. We’re doing all we can to get the power back on as quickly and as safely as possible, and we expect the remaining 8 supplies to be restored by early evening.”
Firefighters remained at the scene until 3.30pm, before returning to base.
However, work to restore power in the area is ongoing.
In a statement, a Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “We were alerted at 11.12am on Wednesday, 22nd January to reports of fire affecting the basement of a dwelling on Church Street, Nairn.
“Operations Control initially mobilised two appliances to the scene. Crews left the scene at 3.30pm after ensuring the area was made safe. There were no reports of any casualties.”
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