Monday, Jan 26th, 2026 (8:24 am) - Score 3,400Broadband internet connectivity, phone and some Ethernet services being delivered by the Strathaven Telephone Exchange in South Lanarkshire (Scotland) have been disrupted after the site was hit by a serious fire. Details of the incident are currently still in short supply because Openreach has had to wait for the building to be made safe and investigated by the emergency services before they can fully assess things. But the cause is NOT currently believed to be related to faulty equipment and early indications suggest some sort of 3rd party involvement. We’re doing everything we can to minimise the impact on people who use our phone and broadband services. More updates are expected to follow during the early week as the operator’s restoration teams get to work.