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Manchester Evening News
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Ashlie Blakey

Huge power cut hits Rochdale leaving 500 properties without power

Almost 500 homes and businesses in Rochdale have been hit by a power cut.

The outage has hit the area near Kingsway, leaving 493 properties without electricity. Engineers are on the way to the scene, Electricity North West said.

Power is expected to be restored by around 4.10pm. A tweet posted by Electricity North West said: "We are aware of a #powercut in #ROCHDALE #OL16, affecting 493 customers

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"Our engineer is on their way to investigate. To receive updates on this please DM your full address & contact number. If you or anybody in your household require assistance, please call us on 105."

The full list of postcodes affected can be found below:

OL11 2DA, OL11 2HP, OL11 1TJ, OL16 5LQ, OL11 2DW, OL11 2LL, OL16 5JP, OL11 2LQ, OL11 2HU, OL11 2HS, OL11 2DD, OL11 2LN, OL11 2DF, OL16 5JX, OL11 2JX, OL11 2DH, OL11 2HX, OL11 1TP, OL16 5LL, OL11 2HT, OL16 5JL, OL11 2LJ, OL11 2DG, OL11 2LF, OL11 2DL, OL11 2LE, OL11 2DB, OL16 5JS, OL11 1TQ, OL11 2HF, OL11 2DJ, OL11 1TW, OL16 5JB, OL11 2LG, OL11 1TR, OL16 5JT, OL11 2HW, OL11 1TZ, OL11 2DN, OL11 1TT, OL11 2HR, OL11 2DE, OL16 5JG, OL16 5LE, OL11 2HY, OL11 2DQ, OL11 2LW, OL16 5JF, OL16 5LJ, OL11 2DP, OL16 5JE, OL11 2SL, OL11 2LH, OL11 2HQ, OL11 1TS, OL16 5JD, OL16 5LG, OL11 2JT, OL11 1BA, OL11 2LD, OL16 5LU, OL11 1AD, OL16 5LP, OL16 5HX, OL11 2HN, OL11 1TU

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