An 'explosion' in Newcastle which left almost 150 homes without electricity was sparked by a build-up of water, it has been revealed.
A huge emergency service response descended on the commercial premises off Shields Road, in Byker, from approximately 1030pm on Saturday night (October 22) where a building had been left a gaping hole in the wall with rubble strewn across the ground.
The incident caused around 146 households to lose electricity overnight with power reinstalled at around 6am on Sunday morning.
