UPDATE 1:50PM:
SafeWork NSW will investigate today’s incident in the Newcastle CBD. A man in his 20s remains in a stable condition at John Hunter Hospital.
Ausgrid's emergency crews have restored supply to most customers in Newcastle however the site remains isolated to enable Safework to conduct its investigation. For more updates go to https://t.co/MxbaFPxBlK
— Ausgrid (@Ausgrid) May 31, 2018
UPDATE 12:40PM:
Power has been restored to the CBD and East End, with Ausgrid saying less than 10 customers are still without power.
#NewcastleMuseum has reopened! The power is restored and we look forward to seeing you soon. @1233newcastle @newcastleherald @1029KOFM @nbnnews @1053NEWFM @Live_Newcastle @TheMummyProject
— City of Newcastle (@CityNewcastle) May 31, 2018
EARLIER:
Power is slowly being restored to parts of the Newcastle CBD and East End, after a widespread outage occurred around 11am this morning.
It’s believed an “industrial accident” has caused the outage, where a man in his 20s cut into a power cable and received an electrical shock.
The man suffered burns to his chest, shoulder and face and was taken to John Hunter Hospital.
Several people have been rescued from lifts inside inner city buildings.
Ausgrid estimates power will be back on around 1:30pm.
