OXFORD: More than 1,700 homes in Cowley and East Oxford lost power yesterday caused by a fault that may have been triggered by the heat, according to Southern Electric.
It confirmed that 1,766 homes in the OX4 postcode area lost power at 11.15am. Power was restored by 1pm and engineers are trying to establish the exact cause.
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