Over 70 households were left without power on Christmas day after an underground cable fire.

In total, 72 households were affected on Monday, December 25 by the power cut, which came after an underground cable fire on Preston Crescent.

Engineers from Scottish Power attended the incident as well as the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.

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Members of the community came together as residents posted messages offering support and warm drinks to anyone who needed it on the Inverkeithing Billboard Facebook page.

A spokesperson for SP Energy Networks said: "We’re really sorry that power supplies to 72 customers in the Inverkeithing area were affected for around 12 hours on Christmas Day due to a fault on the underground electricity network, which appears to have been caused by local flooding.

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“Our engineers attended immediately and worked to restore supplies as quickly as possible; however, their efforts were hampered by the flooding, which meant the repair works took longer than anticipated, with assistance from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service to tackle the flood water.

"Our team visited all affected properties to provide information and support, as well as offer hot food, meals and hotel accommodation, with most opting to stay with family instead.

"We know this was far from ideal for our customers, and thank them for their patience, cooperation and Christmas spirit while our colleagues working over the holiday did everything they could to restore supplies safely and quickly."