A fire has broken out at an electrical substation, leaving hundreds of homes without power. Devon and Somerset Fire & Rescue ...

A fire has broken out at an electrical substation, leaving hundreds of homes without power. Devon and Somerset Fire & Rescue ...

Several people were evacuated from nearby properties as crews attempted to battle the blaze shortly after 6am.

An electrical substation in the centre of Exeter has been destroyed by fire, leaving hundreds of properties without power.

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service was called to the scene in the centre of Exeter shortly after 6am on Sunday.

More than 400 properties are without power as fire crews tackle a blaze at an electrical substation in the centre of Exeter.

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The outage appears centered just north of Goldsboro just south of Interstate 42 between I-795 and U.S. 117. A Google satellite map shows a large electrical substation in that exact location.

According to a Duke Energy spokesperson, the outage was caused by a small animal damaging equipment, and they are expecting power to be restored by 1:15 a.m.