Homes in New Street in the heart of the Island have been left without power this morning (Sunday), owing to a localised power cut.
A team of 4 Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks specialists is on scene at the busy residential street in Newport and working to rectify the outage that is believed to have been caused by an underground electricity fire earlier today.
It is believed that the fault occurred just before 10 am when the fleet descended upon Trafalgar Road, causing vehicles heading down New Street to divert.
New Street is now closed to traffic in both directions, with Island Roads setting up a diversion through West Street.
Island Echo understands that residents have been informed by Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks that power to the street will be restored by 12:30 pm.
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service has been contacted for a statement relating to the cause of this incident.
