Thousands of east London homes still without power get a temporary supply after a fire at a substation.
Mum of two young girls, Kerry Tabner, was left without hot water for her baby's bottle
The fire in Poplar cut off households on Tuesday lunchtime, with almost 3,000 homes without power 24 hours later.Some homes in E1 and E14 have now been reconnected using a temporary supply, a UK Power Networks spokesman said.In a message to affected residents, he said: "The fire in Castor Lane has caused extensive damage to our network, so to get your power back on, we have re-routed the electricity and used temporary generators.
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