Overview
- Firefighters were called to Summerford Close shortly after 5 p.m. on December 30 after residents reported a loud bang and a sudden outage.
- Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service found a blown section of the electricity grid, established a 30‑metre safety cordon, and later handed the scene to police at 8:12 p.m.
- Scottish Power engineers awaited a specialist dig team before commencing essential works to fix an underground cable fault that disrupted supply to a small number of customers.
- Old Chester Road, closed in both directions between Union Street and Southwick Road during the response, reopened earlier this morning after traffic had been coping well.
- Some homes were evacuated and affected residents were directed to a local library for assistance, with the power company apologising for the disruption.