Power back after scrapyard fire

The fire started at the scrapyard in Poole on Tuesday morning

Electricity supplies have been fully restored to thousands of homes in Dorset which lost power when a huge fire burnt through high voltage cables.

The blaze started at the Nelson Stanley scrapyard on Alder Road in Poole. Explosions were heard when about 400 cars went up in flames.

Engineers worked throughout Tuesday and the last house was reconnected to the grid at about 2330 GMT.

But motorists are warned that some traffic lights are still not working.

Firefighters were called to a number of small fires in the area during the night where people had lit candles and fallen asleep.

An investigation is being carried out on Wednesday to find out what caused the fire.