NEARLY 400 homes are without electricity in Bexleyheath after a power cut hit thousands of homes.

Buildings across the town lost electricity just after 3pm, some reportedly for about 20 minutes, but it has now been restored in most areas.

The blackout even affected The Mall Bexleyheath, where all power went off for about two minutes.

A spokesman for EDF energy said: "Power was interrupted to several thousand customers in Bexleyheath just after 3pm today.

"EDF Energy Networks engineers managed to restore supplies to all but 395 customers within eight minutes.

"Work is continuing to restore the remaining supplies as swiftly and safely as possible.

"We apologise for the inconvenience and we are investigating the cause."