Thousands affected as power cut hits Co Antrim

Almost 4,000 customers are without electricity in Co Antrim.

It is understood 3,750 customers are currently without power in the Ballymena area.

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Commenting on the outage, a spokesperson for Northern Ireland Electricity Networks (NIEN) said: “A repair team has been assigned and will be on its way as soon as possible. The fault is due to equipment failure.”

The estimated restoration time for this fault is 5:45pm on December 6.

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