A power pole which caught on fire is believed to be the cause of a power outage affecting nearly 2000 homes in Kingston this morning.
TasNetworks are yet to confirm when power will be restored to the Blackmans Bay, Bonnet Hill, Kingston and Kingston Beach areas, with the next update expected at around 10:30 AM.
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According to officials, 1492 customers have been affected by the outage caused by the fire on the Channel Highway, which occurred just before 9 AM.
Fire crews are on the scene of the blaze near Browns Road.
