WATCH: Spectacular explosions before village on Bucks and Beds border was hit by power cut

This dramatic footage shows huge flashes and explosions after an overhead power line crashed into trees, causing a power cut.

A doorbell/cctv video clip shared on Facebook showed several large flashes and explosions when the power line hit tree branches close to Tyrells Manor.

The exact location was Fenny Road opposite Newton Road, but all credit to UK Power Networks who carried out repairs and restored power before midday yesterday. (3/9)

Resident Greg Noble said: “wWhen I first awoke on Wednesday morning and realised we had no power, yes it would be an inconvenience, but did not think much more and just wondered when power would be restored.

"However, when I saw the video posted on the village Facebook site I was absolutely amazed by what I saw with huge flashes of light and what looked like explosions. The many posts confirmed that this was something unique and not seen before.

“Well done to UK Power for getting power restored in just a matter of few hours, because from what we'd seen, we thought it would be a long fix.”

Greg added that an engineer later told him the overhead line had been rubbing against tree branches, which had worn through the insulation, causing a short circuit and the spectacular flashes/explosions.

With the branches cut back and the cable line repaired, power was restored before midday. Unfortunately, he said, the nearby streetlight also seemed to have been damaged but that the parish council was looking into it.

A spokesperson for UK Power Networks, said: “UK Power Networks’ engineers worked quickly and safely to restore electricity supplies to 13 customers in The Green area of Stoke Hammond on Wednesday (3 September), after a fault on the overhead electricity network.

“Following the incident reported at 3.35am, tree cutting and repairs were completed to restore all supplies by 11.02am. We apologise to residents for the inconvenience caused.”