Emergency Incident Behind Widespread Power Cut Across Market Harborough Area
Written by HFM News on 19th May 2026
The cause of a widespread power cut affecting Market Harborough and surrounding villages this morning has been traced to an emergency incident in Corby.
A man was airlifted to hospital after reportedly falling from an electricity pylon near Bideford Square shortly after 10am.
The incident triggered a major fault on the high-voltage electricity network, with the brief outage forcing some shops in Market Harborough to close temporarily.
The outage also affected Desborough and villages including Kibworth, Fleckney, Dingley and Hallaton.
Emergency services at the scene of the incident
A spokesperson for Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service said: “We were called shortly after 10.15am this morning to reports of a person that had fallen from an electricity pylon in Bideford Square in Corby.”
They added that firefighters from Corby attended the scene to assist other emergency services before the casualty was left in the care of the air ambulance.
National Grid deployed a helicopter to the scene of the incident
A spokesman for Northamptonshire Police added: “This incident happened just after 10.15am this morning in Bideford Square when we received a report with concern for the welfare of a man. He has been taken to hospital.”
No further details surrounding the incident have been released.
Some shops closed after tills stopped working
