Parts of Greater Manchester have been hit by a huge power cut this morning.
The outage is affecting homes and businesses in the Bolton and Wigan areas. According to Electricity North West, around 2,216 properties are currently without electricity.
The power cut was first reported just after 6.45am. Engineers are on their way to the scene.
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According to the Electricity North West website, power is expected to be restored by around 9.50am. Here is the full list of affected postcodes:
WN2 1SF, WN2 1ST, WN2 1XB, WN2 1SD, WN2 1UW, WN2 1PQ, BL6 5PJ, WN2 1YW, WN2 1YZ, BL6 6GE, WN2 1RQ, BL6 5ER, WN2 1ZD, WN2 1YE, WN2 1UT, BL6 6FZ, BL6 6DS, WN2 1ZH, WN2 1SZ, WN2 1YU, BL6 6GF, BL6 6EB, WN2 1RZ, WN2 1RP, WN2 1UU, WN2 1YJ, BL6 5PT, WN2 1SJ, WN2 1SL, BL6 6PQ, WN2 1XN, BL6 5LU, WN2 1SS, WN2 1SG, WN2 1SR, BL6 6EJ, WN2 1SQ, WN2 1XE, WN2 1UR, BL6 6DY, BL6 5PQ, WN2 1ZA, WN2 1RY, WN2 1SU, WN2 1YX, BL6 5PS, WN2 1SW, WN2 1XJ, BL6 5PW, WN2 1SB, WN2 1SE, WN2 1XX, WN2 1RH, WN2 1RR, WN2 1XU, WN2 1XD, WN2 1ZB, WN2 1XF, WN2 1ZG, WN2 1SN, WN2 1XY, BL6 6GN, BL6 6DT, WN2 1UZ, BL6 5PU, WN2 1RL, BL6 5PG, BL6 6EE, BL6 6DR, WN2 1ZF, WN2 1XZ, WN2 1BS, WN2 1UX, WN2 1YY, WN2 1SY, WN2 1SP, WN2 1XL, BL6 6EL, BL6 6ES, BL6 6DP, WN2 1RN, WN2 1YH, BL6 6DU, WN2 1XW, WN2 1PH, BL6 6EA, WN2 1XA, WN2 1ZE, WN2 1YA, WN2 1XR, WN2 1RT, WN2 1UY, BL6 6JH, WN2 1TA, BL6 6QQ, WN2 1XS, WN2 1RS, WN2 1XT, WN2 1RJ, BL6 6SQ, WN2 1XH, WN2 1RU, WN2 1SX, WN2 1SH, BL6 6GD, WN2 1YL, BL6 5PF, WN2 1SA, WN2 1US, BL5 3LU, WN2 1YN, WN2 1WT, WN2 1PN, BL6 5PH, BL6 5PE, BL6 5JB, BL6 6EW, BL6 5NJ
A spokesperson for Electricity North West said: "This morning at 7:15am, we received reports of a power cut affecting 2,216 properties across areas of Bolton and Wigan after a goose collided with an overhead line.
"Using our restoration systems, more than 95 per cent of properties had power restored within 45 minutes. Engineers are now on site and aim to restore power to the remaining properties as quickly and as safely as possible."
