Parents, children and staff are unable to leave a soft play centre after a "severe" power cut.
Jollie's Barn in Banks near Southport is a play "barn" with a number of activities for children, including those under three.
In a Facebook post, they said: "Jollie’s Barn are experiencing a severe power issue at the moment and will be unable to accept anymore entries at this time.
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"A truck has taken out the live power cable over the car park.
"Due to the safety of our customers and staff no one is able to leave the Barn at this current time.
"We will keep you updated."
Electricity North West confirmed a power cut had been reported at 12.26pm today (Thursday) and estimated the issue would be resolved by 6.26pm.
Lancashire Fire Service told the ECHO a crew responded to reports of a traffic collision on Mere Brow at 12.04pm.
Their spokeswoman said: "The collision resulted in an electrical cable falling down into a car park outside a commercial premises.
"Firefighters put a cordon in place and monitored the scene whilst awaiting the arrival of the electricity board.
"Electricity Northwest are currently in attendance working to earth the live cable. Crews are currently still in attendance."
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