{"id":217065,"date":"2025-10-16T10:32:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T10:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/217065\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T10:32:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T10:32:07","slug":"broadband-set-to-return-after-car-crash-outage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/217065\/","title":{"rendered":"Broadband set to return after car crash outage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hundreds of homes and businesses that have been without broadband since a car fire look set to be back online by the weekend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">About 1,000 customers in Beaminster, Dorset, lost their internet service on Sunday when a car crashed into a telegraph pole and burst into flames.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Dorset councillor for Beaminster, Craig Monks, said individual suppliers had given residents varied estimates for reconnection &#8220;ranging from tomorrow to three or four weeks&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In an update on Thursday morning, Openreach said it was &#8220;aiming to have service restored by the end of Friday, provided there are no unexpected complications&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A spokesperson said: &#8220;Our engineers are installing a new pole this morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;The damage is extensive, making this a complex repair, but our highly skilled teams are working swiftly and safely to restore service.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Once the new pole is in place, crews are ready to immediately begin installing overhead cables and reconnecting customers to the network.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"A burnt out white Range Rover in the dark with red and white tape around it\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0fc9bfd385e484fe6410dba69fd479db.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The burnt-out car was removed by Dorset Council contractors on Tuesday [Councillor Craig Monks]<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The road between Beaminster and the A356 was closed due to the fire in White Sheet Hill at about 22:45 BST on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Dorset Council arranged for the burnt-out vehicle to be removed on Tuesday so Openreach engineers could start repairs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Mr Monks said: &#8220;Once we are reconnected we will need to ask questions on how this was allowed to happen and how resilient our connection is.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;The internet is vital to residents and businesses.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Schools and a GP surgery are among those affected.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Beaminster St Mary&#8217;s Academy said its telephone lines were down.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It said in a Facebook update: &#8220;If you need to contact us in an emergency, please email us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Beaminster School urged people to use the phone if they needed to get in touch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Beaminster Library said it was offering free wi-fi during opening times.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">You can follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/england\/dorset?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:BBC Dorset;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link 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