A POWER cut has left homes around Swindon without electricity.

SSEN reports an unexpected outage in two areas of the SN2 postcode, affecting 28 customers on Edinburgh Street, between Cricklade Road and Cirencester Way, in Gorse Hill.

An engineer is currently on-site repairing the fault, which was first reported at 3.45pm.

Swindon Advertiser:

Power is expected to be restored by 8pm.

Street lights remain on in the area.

For more information, call 105, or message SSEN's Facebook or Twitter (@ssencommunity) pages quoting reference KF1786.

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