Britain's worst power cut in years blamed on 'generator' failures as millions plunged into darkness 💡
BRITAIN'S worst black out in years was blamed on "generator failures" as vast swathes of the nation were plunged into darkness yesterday.
Thousands of desperate passengers were stranded on trains for more than six hours in the dark last night as a UK-wide power cut wreaked havoc on trains, Tubes and roads. One traveller on board told The Sun Online: "It was pitch black, toilets were overflowing, people were shouting and children crying."People were smoking in the toilets and then squaring up to other people who objected.He said a diesel train was eventually brought alongside and workers helped them across the track.He added: "A policeman told me they'd evacuated ten trains, and there were 50 trains stuck because of the power cut.
More than 100,000 homes in Devon were left without power, and around 300,000 UK Power Networks customers were affected in London and the South East. Meanwhile, cops were filmed boarding a train stranded at Potters Bar station in North London after the power went out to help with crowd control.
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