Hastings experiences ‘area wide power cut’: hundreds affected and school forced to close

By Stephen Wynn-Davies

Published 29th Jun 2021, 12:58 BST

Updated 29th Jun 2021, 14:45 BST

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Hundreds of people have been affected by a power cut in the Hastings area which has led to the forced closure of a secondary school.

According to UK Power Networks, the outage affected people living in 14 different post codes across the borough.

A spokesman said an underground electricity cable faulted on the company’s high voltage network, causing an ‘area wide power cut’.