Tens of thousands of Perth residents lost their power early Thursday morning and Western Power says it will take most of the day to restore power.

At peak 50,000 customers were without power, but at 7:30am 27,000 were still without power.

One of the main concerns is how long until their food in the fridge and freezer will spoil.

Steve and Baz spoke with Lydia Buchtmann from the Food Safety Information Council.

Click PLAY to hear the full interview.

Marie tells us Coles in Scarborough are not letting customers purchase from the fridge/freezer department due to the power outage.
Food is being thrown out she says. #poweroutage #PerthNews

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