8,000 homes lose power in lightning strike near Market Drayton
Nearly 8,000 buildings lost power briefly after a suspected lightning strike near Market Drayton.
The loss lasted about two minutes, after a circuit tripped on Saturday night.
Jo Marlow of Western Power Distribution said: "We can confirm that at 9.04pm on Saturday a 33,000-volt circuit tripped.
"For two minutes there were 7,938 customers without power in Market Drayton.
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"The circuit automatically resets itself so that is what happened after a short period.
"The line has since been inspected and no damage was found.
"What we suspect is a lightning strike."
Others reported losing power temporarily in nearby Norton-in-Hales, Moreton Say, Cheswardine, Loggerheads, Hodnet, and Eccleshall, and the emergency services were told of blue or green lights in the skies over Market Drayton.
