A power black out has hit the Coast region counties , Mombasa, Kilifi, Kwale , Tana River and Lamu following a fire incident which occurred at the Rabai Substation today (Saturday) morning.

According to a statement from Kenya Power and Lighting the fire has since been contained. The cause of the fire has not yet been stated.

Taita Taveta is the only county that has not been affected by the outage.

"Our engineers are on site to assess the extent of the damage and restore normal electricity supply as soon as possible" reads the statement.

Adding " We regret any inconvenience caused by the incident".