BURNLEY residents experienced a power cut today which was caused by 'third-party damage'.

726 properties were affected but engineers restored power this afternoon.

Cog Lane, Harold Avenue, Rossendale Road and Florence Avenue were the roads currently affected in the BB11 post code area.

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A spokesperson for Electricity North West, said: “We would like to apologise for any inconvenience and if customers would like any further information they can contact us 24/7 on 0800 195 4141 or follow ‘ElectricityNW.”