Firefighters had to wait for power supply to be snapped by electricity department before moving forward by lifting the wires, delaying emergency response. (HT Photo) The blaze, which broke out ...

The incident comes just a day after widespread blackouts struck Spain and Portugal, sparking speculation over the unusual timing of large-scale power infrastructure fires across Europe.

cutting phone service and shutting down traffic lights and ATM machines for the 50 million people who live across the Iberian Peninsula. Spanish power distributor Red Eléctrica said that ...

National Grid said it had hoped power would be restored to all homes by 18:30. About 75 firefighters have been tackling the blaze in Sparkhill, Birmingham Warwick Road has been closed in both ...

Firefighters tackling a major blaze at a factory in Birmingham are ... About 75 crew members have been tackling the fire, which led to a power cut affecting nearly 400 homes.

Such was the severity of the blaze that those who live and work nearby were urged to keep their doors and windows closed. Almost 400 homes were left without power following the blaze yesterday ...

Spanish power distributor Red Eléctrica declined ... Among those most affected were homebound patients dependent on oxygen machines. Gas stations stopped working. It was not possible to make ...

"That's our garden on fire," she began. "£12,000 of renovations gone, in minutes." The blaze began when flames from their newly installed fire pit suddenly grew out of control, Moll said.