Thousands of residents in Kennington were left without power this morning after a fire at a substation.

The facility in Nine Acres, opposite Bybrook Cemetery, went up in flames just after 7am when crews were called to the scene.

One fire engine attended and crews used dry powder to extinguish the small blaze, which they say started accidentally.

Firefighters left just before 8am and passed the duty of care over to UK Power Networks.

Residents across Bybrook and Bockhanger reported power outages, some lasting an hour.

A spokesperson for UK Power Networks said: "Engineers from UK Power Networks worked quickly and safely to restore all supplies in stages by 8.02am.

"We apologise to customers for the inconvenience caused."