Residents and shop owners that were hit by a major power cut on Friday night have explained what it was like after they were plunged into darkness.
Street lights and traffic lights cut out, and power to people's houses in the NG7 and NG1 areas of Nottingham also failed as Western Power Distribution raced to try and fix the problem.
It created eerie scenes on the streets as people and vehicles made their way in the pitch black, which also contained a touch of fog.
The power cut, which was reported at 6:42pm on January 14, was restored two hours later but not before it had had a real impact on those affected.
Oscar Roberts, 21, student, who lives across from the High School tram stop, explained how the street was pitch black.
He said: "I was upstairs playing video games with my housemate and then it all just went dark.
"The lights on the street weren't working and all you could see was Sainsbury's back up generator, but it wasn't very bright.
"I actually quite enjoyed it, I wasn't able to do any coursework and just spend times with my housemates.
"We were told it would come back on at 8:30 but we got power at around 8."
Cara Walters, 22, who lives in Radford, explained what her experience was like.
"I was hanging out with my friends and then everything went pitch black.
"We were all very confused and thought it was just our house.
"I looked outside and saw the street lights weren't working, that's when we realised.
"It didn't last too long, but it was weird looking out onto the street - it was really eerie."
The shop owner of Khan's store, Bentick Road, says his shop wasn't affected last night, but had experienced a major power cut six months ago.
He said: "I'm thankful it didn't affect me as the last time it happened it was bad.
"The fridge was affected and I had to pay £900 to get the compressor fixed.
"I was very upset about it.
"Personally I think it's getting worse, it could be the area.
"It's a major issue."
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