Police are investigating the cause of a fire at an electrical substation in Bradford which caused power supplies to be cut off to thousands of homes.

Firefighters were called to the substation in Dick Lane, Bradford Moor, shortly before midnight yesterday.

A spokesman for Yorkshire Electricity Distribution Ltd said supplies were cut off to about 2,200 customers until about 4am today while the fire was dealt with.

He said: “We apologise for any inconvenience caused.”