Wanna Buy Some Cheap Candles Mate? And AA Batteries 3 for the price of 2.

Does anyone know in detail what went wrong ?

Media reports state a "cable fire" But it seems rather surprising that a single fire or other fault should affect such a large area. No duplication or redundancy ?

And as regards candles and batteries, I have well over a thousand candles, and a hundred alkaline D cells. D cells cost about twice as much as AA cells but contain about 8 times as much energy. Duracell industrial D cells can be found on line for about £1 each if buying a box of 50. Confirm expiry date before purchase. One fleabay vendor has them at about £36 for 50 at present, but with only a few years shelf life.

Energiser "ultimate lithium AA cells" are IMHO worth stockpiling despite being rather expensive. They have a shelf life of 20 years from production and typically 19 years from purchase. About £1 each on line if buying a large number.

Candles for emergency lighting should be of the "household" or "dinner candle" type. Expect to pay in the region of £30 to £40 per hundred. White gives the best light, any light colour is almost as good.

Does anyone know in detail what went wrong ?

Media reports state a "cable fire" But it seems rather surprising that a single fire or other fault should affect such a large area. No duplication or redundancy ?

And as regards candles and batteries, I have well over a thousand candles, and a hundred alkaline D cells. D cells cost about twice as much as AA cells but contain about 8 times as much energy. Duracell industrial D cells can be found on line for about £1 each if buying a box of 50. Confirm expiry date before purchase. One fleabay vendor has them at about £36 for 50 at present, but with only a few years shelf life.

Energiser "ultimate lithium AA cells" are IMHO worth stockpiling despite being rather expensive. They have a shelf life of 20 years from production and typically 19 years from purchase. About £1 each on line if buying a large number.

Candles for emergency lighting should be of the "household" or "dinner candle" type. Expect to pay in the region of £30 to £40 per hundred. White gives the best light, any light colour is almost as good.