Goose blamed for cutting off hundreds of Wigan homes' electricity supplies

Thousands of homes in Wigan and Bolton have been left without power after a goose struck an overhead cable.
By Sian Jones
Published 27th Jun 2023, 12:30 BST
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More than 2,000 properties across both towns have had no electricity following the incident at 7.15am this morning (June 27).

Those living in Aspull have been affected locally.

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Electricity North West engineers are fixing the problem

Electricity North-West are on-site and working to restore power to 2,216 homes.

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The power company said 95 per cent of properties regained electricity within 45 minutes of the incident.

A spokesperson said: "A goose collided with an overhead line.

"Engineers are now on site and aim to restore power to the remaining properties as quickly and as safely as possible."

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