Extensive power cuts across the city and suburbs

[jasonfranci 10]

I work in Sheffield 2 and we've just had a power outage for around 10 minutes. How widespread was the issue? Any one got any idea of cause?

[Anarchon 10]

I work at bottom of Eccy Road. Power has been off for last 20mins.

[jasonfranci 10]

That explains why one of our internet connections is not back up then! Is the city centre offline too?

[mr_arc 10]

http://www.northernpowergrid.com/page/serviceinterruptions.cfm

 

There are currently 190 known power cuts in S2. Please bear with us whilst we plot them, or alternatively you can search again using a full postcode

 

There are currently 89 known power cuts in S1. Please bear with us whilst we plot them, or alternatively you can search again using a full postcode.

 

I did notice this morning that work was being on one of the substations heading out past Atlas. I wonder if something has popped somewhere.

[mightywell 10]

looks like some sort of power cut on hte Moor , any one know whats happening ??

[milliardo 10]

Widespread powercuts. http://www.northernpowergrid.com/page/serviceinterruptions.cfm

[dantheman10 10]

There was 2 fire engines behind staples and alot of smoke/steam.

[Stenner 10]

Massive cuts throughout S1 and S2 - seems to be everything from top of Moor up to Heeley!!!

[Kevin123 10]

Its cos of a fire at an electricity sub-station on Ellin Street: http://postcodegazette.com/news/9002483259/-AT-sheffield-sheffield-town-hall/

[craig3636 10]

Widespread powercuts. http://www.northernpowergrid.com/page/serviceinterruptions.cfm

 

crikey, just put s1 in the postcode box and look how widespread it is.

[Stenner 10]

It's also widespread into Exeter/Broomhall estate and up the dual carriageway on town side as well. That's partly S3 (37 outages) and partly S10 (says only 3 outages but likely to be much more).

 

Seems to a rather a major problem

[MZ2832 10]

Thousands of homes have been affected by a massive power cut following a fire at an electricity substation in the city centre.

 

Areas affected by the power cuts so far include parts of S1, S2, S7, S8, S10 and S11 and S25.