Faulty cable blamed after power goes out for hundreds of Auckland homes

Power went out for hundreds of central Auckland homes following reports of a transformer explosion in Avondale, which has now been traced to a cable fault. Photo / Google

Power is out for hundreds of central Auckland homes following reports of a transformer explosion in Avondale.

Vector has now confirmed it was not a transformer explosion but instead a faulty cable riser.

At 9pm power had been restored to around 400 homes while a further 400 were still without power, a spokesperson said.

Fire Emergency New Zealand responded to Blockhouse Bay Rd at 7.42pm following reports of a transformer explosion.

However after no signs of fire, the matter was passed on to Vector, a FENZ spokesman said.

A Vector spokesperson said the company had sent out a repair crew to investigate.