PART of Doncaster Road in Selby has been closed off tonight as the electricity board, police and fire crews tackle an electrical fire in a manhole.
The incident, outside housing near Selby hospital, started at about 7.40pm, police said.
A police spokesman said they believed water had caused the fire in underground electricity cables. He said local residents had been warned to close their windows and stay inside because the cabling was causing smoke.
Fire fighters are using thermal imaging cameras to find the source of the fire.
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