A power cut affected 948 customers in Blackburn, Electricity North West has said.

The company said an engineer had been sent to investigate the outage.

Electricity North West said: “We are aware of a powercut in Blackburn (BB6) affecting 948 customers. We have an engineer on their way to investigate the cause. More updates to follow shortly. If you require any support, please call us on 105.”

Power has now been restored to those affected.

Electricity North West said: "All customers are now restored in the area. Thank you for bearing with us."