Electric box explodes in Shoreham

10:40am Thursday 10th January 2013 in News

A ‘loud strange noise’ followed by a bang echoed through the streets of Shoreham.

Staff at estate agent Warwick Baker heard the explosion and then spotted smoke pouring out of a green electrical box on the street opposite.

Fire crews from Shoreham were called to the junction of Western Road and Brunswick Road at about 3.30pm on Tuesday, January 8, but the box was not on fire.

A company spokeswoman said: “Although the fault did not initially affect electricity supplies, we had to isolate power supplies to 14 customers in the area, from 6.54pm to 8pm, in order to complete repairs.”

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Comments(5)

Crystal Ball says...
10:59am Thu 10 Jan 13

And in other news, a chicken crossed the road in Falmer.

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jyan says...
11:05am Thu 10 Jan 13

The top stories at The Argus.

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Mayan Turkey says...
11:32am Thu 10 Jan 13

It was a tardis travelling backwards in ethereal space to a land that time forgot. These things break down all the time.

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bogs says...
4:18pm Thu 10 Jan 13

Make's a change from parking meter's.

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Sussex jim says...
5:11pm Thu 10 Jan 13

It's good to see that the power company waited until nearly 7pm before cutting off other businesses to effect repairs.

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