Power cuts plunge parts of Penzance into darkness
Hundreds of buildings have lost power in a Cornish seaside town following two separate incidents.
National Grid said a power outage was reported just before 19:55 BST in several areas of Penzance town centre including Market Jew Street and New Street which left 712 properties without power.
The company added a second outage had been reported just after 20:00 which affected 175 properties on streets including Adelaide Street, Leskinnick Terrace and Penare Road.
It said engineers were working to restore power supplies and apologised for any inconvenience caused.
In an update at about 21:05, National Grid said 548 properties had power restored.
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