Scarborough firefighters called after flames seen coming from manhole cover

Crew members from Scarborough Fire Station were called to an unusual incident in Scalby on Monday (July 24)
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Firefighters responded to a report of smoke and flames seen coming from a manhole cover on Hay Lane at 8.12am.

The crew located an underground junction box that was on fire resulting in damage to the electrical wiring only.

Northern Powergrid engineers isolated the electrics to extinguish the fire.

Fire crews carried out scene safety before handing the incident over to the police and Northern Powergrid engineers.