HOMES and businessess were plunged into darkness after a powercut that affected up to 1,200 properites in west Belfast.
The outage was caused by a fault in an underground cable, a spokesperson for NIE said.
The Donegall Road, Beechmount and the Falls Road were the areas that had no power for about two hours on Friday night.
Supply was restored at about 9pm.
The blackout led to some unorthodox hair cutting on the Falls Road with the team at Hoops Barbers using the headlamps of a car to light up the shop, presumably so that Celtic fans can look their groomed and best for the match with Ross County on Saturday.
Big power cut along the Falls Road but the Hoops Barbers at Beechmount are still cutting hair by car headlight! pic.twitter.com/geR5NXoRVF
— Falls Road Tours (@FallsRoadTours) February 12, 2016
