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Residents have been forced to leave their homes and wait in the cold after a “huge bang” was heard on a residential street.
Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service (MFRS) was called to Summerford Close near Birkenhead shortly after 5pm on Tuesday, December 30, following reports homes in the area had lost power.
Scottish Power engineers are in attendance at the scene and are awaiting a specialist dig team, the fire service confirmed.
A 30-metre safety cordon has been put in place and is being managed by Merseyside Police as residents are evacuated from some properties.
Postcodes affected by the outage include CH42 3TA, CH42 3TB, CH42 3TL, CH42 3UX, CH42 3YH, CH42 3YJ, CH42 3YL, CH42 3YQ, CH42 5ND, CH42 5NH, CH42 5NJ and CH43 1AA.
