Residents in a Scottish town were left without power following a huge fire at an electricity substation on Tuesday evening.
Smoke could be seen from Edinburgh after the blaze erupted near Torridon Place in Rosyth, Fife, around 8.40pm. Fire crews descended on the station and two appliances were still battling the fire around 11pm.
Several Edinburgh residents took to social media thinking the fire was closer to home as huge clouds of black smoke were seen in the capital. There are no reported injuries as a result of the fire, according to the Record.
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Worrying images from the scene show thick pockets of smoke spilling from the ignited substation. Locals were told they should have had their electricity re-connected around 11pm on Tuesday night, April 26.
A Scottish Power spokesperson said: "There is a power cut affecting the KY11 postcode area of Rosyth. We had no advance warning of this and first became aware of it at 8.57pm.
"Our control centre will attempt to restore your electricity supply remotely, and we will also send our next available engineers to the area to find and fix the fault as quickly and as safely as possible. We expect the power to be restored by 11pm. The latest updates can be found on our website www.sp energynetworks.co.uk.
"We apologise for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience."
A Scottish Fire and Rescue spokesperson said: "We were alerted to a fire within a electricity substation in Rosyth, Fife, at 8.39pm on Tuesday, April 25. Operations Control mobilised two fire appliances to the scene, where crews remain in attendance.
"There are no reported injuries."
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