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Powercut knocks out hundreds of homes        31/3/14

 

Nearly 1,000 homes and businesses premises were blacked out after a power cut affected Stornoway and Marybank districts on Tuesday afternoon.

 

A spokesperson for Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution said it was caused by fault on a overhead high voltage line.

 

She said electricity supplies were restored after about 40 minutes.

 

The fault is being investigated.