Thousands were left without power and stranded in pitch-black office buildings in the Perth CBD after an unusual power outage on Monday morning.

Western Power said there was an outage in the Perth and East Perth areas — mainly along Hay Street — from 7.45am.

The West Live producer Shannon Beven has the details.

Thousands were left without power and stranded in pitch-black office buildings in the Perth CBD after an unusual power outage on Monday morning.
Western Power said there was an outage in the Perth and East Perth areas — mainly along Hay Street — from 7.45am.
The West Live producer Shannon Beven has the details.

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