Power cut in Lurgan area

The morning routine was disrupted by a brief power cut in the Waringstown, Bleary and Mourneview area of Lurgan - affecting around 2,000 homes.
By The Newsroom
Published 7th Jul 2021, 09:51 BST
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According to the NIE Power Cut Checker the incident has now been resolved - about an hour earlier than their estimated 10.30am repair time.

The cut came shortly before 7.30am.

According to local MP Carla Lockhart the cut came after a loud bang was heard in the vicinity of The Hollows building site, off the Gilford Road in Lurgan.

PressEye - Belfast - Northern Ireland - 10th September 2018 Pictured: The southbound A1 slip road, at the junction with the Hillsborough Road, Dromore, is closed because of a fallen tree. NIE are on site as major electric lines have been damaged. Picture: Philip Magowan / PressEyePressEye - Belfast - Northern Ireland - 10th September 2018 Pictured: The southbound A1 slip road, at the junction with the Hillsborough Road, Dromore, is closed because of a fallen tree. NIE are on site as major electric lines have been damaged. Picture: Philip Magowan / PressEye
PressEye - Belfast - Northern Ireland - 10th September 2018 Pictured: The southbound A1 slip road, at the junction with the Hillsborough Road, Dromore, is closed because of a fallen tree. NIE are on site as major electric lines have been damaged. Picture: Philip Magowan / PressEye

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