JenniferScott published Power cuts caused by 'firearm' knock out 8,000 homes

Power cuts have hit 8,000 homes after a firearm took out electrical lines in the county. Western Power confirmed it used helicopters to fly across and check its overhead cables after houses in Bingham, Caythorpe, Sibthorpe, Bottesford and Hawton lost electricity three times in one week. Read more: Power cut at East Midlands Airport and all flights suspendedThe firm discovered a damaged component "consistent with having been caused by a firearm" and reported it to the police after the...