Uduc fire causes SW outage
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Eight thousand homes in the South West were left without power last night because of the Uduc bushfire.
A Western Power spokesman said Busselton and Vasse residents were the most affected but there were reports residents in Eaton, Australind and Millbridge were also struck by the power outage.
“The Uduc bushfire was yesterday burning under transmission lines which affected the electricity supply for our customers in the South West,” the spokesman said.
“Approximately 8000 customers were without power last night until around 10pm when power could be safely back fed to affected areas.
“The most affected areas were Broadwater, Dunsborough, Busselton and Vasse.
“Most customers had their power restored within four hours. Western Power today hopes to gain access to part of the fire ground to determine if there has been any damage to the power line.
“Western Power acknowledges that it is frustrating to lose power and apologises for any inconvenience caused to our customers.”
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