Substation fire leaves thousands in the dark

A widespread power outage on Wednesday evening, believed to be caused by a small explosion and subsequent fire at the Maffra power substation, left thousands of residents and businesses as far away as Glenmaggie and Coongulla in the dark for up to three hours.

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