Hundreds of properties have been left without power after a sudden power cut this morning. More than 700 properties have been affected in the Bury West area, including Ainsworth village. In a statement Electricity North West said: "This power cut has been caused by an unexpected incident on the high voltage cable that provides electricity to your home or business .
"We didn't know before your electricity went off that this was going to happen but now we know, rest assured we will get your power back on safely and as quickly as possible. "Please be aware that all our timescales are estimated based on previous experience and may change if new information becomes available while our engineers are fixing the issue. With high voltage power cuts, we're often able to get many of the homes involved back on before our estimated time of restoration.
" (Image: Social media) The power cuts, which have left 748 homes without power, were reported by residents at 07:49 this morning. Authorities have estimated that the power will be restored by 10:49 later this morning. One resident who lives in Ainsworth Village said: "The power went off just as I was leaving for work, we are used to power cuts in Ainsworth Village I'm just glad I was ready to leave.
"But of course it will cause a huge inconvenience to a lot of people." The postcodes affected are: BL2 5SJ, BL2 5RD, BL2 5RA, BL2 5SG, BL2 5RS, BL2 5SQ, BL2 5QA, BL2 5PP, BL2 5PW, BL2 5PR, BL1 1TZ, BL2 5QB, BL2 5PQ, BL2 5PS, BL2 5PU, BL2 5PN, BL.