Bury Power Outage: Hundreds Still Without Power

0:00On March 12th, a major power-outage struck Barry on Wednesday evening, March 11th, leaving up to 3,000 homes and businesses in the dark. The Holyrood area took the biggest hit, with widespread blackouts catching many off-guard. By Thursday morning, electricity Northwest reported that 172 properties in the Sejli area were still without power. Engineers rushed to the scene right away to tackle the issue. Investigations and local businesses faced a tough night, dealing with no lights, heating or appliances during the evening rush. Some had to rely on candles or neighbors for basics like cooking or charging phones. The outage stem from an unexpected fault in an underground cable. Officials say they had no prior warning, but teens are now on-site working around the clock. Restoration efforts continue, though the exact time for full power return remains under review. Experts in the affected spots should stay tuned for updates from electricity Northwest as they push to get everyone back online soon.