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Goose Flies Into Electricity Pole Causing Fire And Power Cut In Arreton

Firefighters have been tackling a field fire in Arreton this evening (Thursday), believed to have been caused by a goose flying into an electricity pole.

The incident has left some residents of the village without power.

A field next to Arreton CE Primary School caught alight.

Isle of Wight Radio has been told a goose flew into an electricity pole.

It's believed the resulting sparks, from a power line, were the cause.

Crews from Shanklin and Newport fire stations responded to the incident, having been called at around 6.30pm.

The fire is now out.

*Updated

*A total of 23 postcode areas are affected by a power outage.

Scottish and Southern Electricity Network (SSE) says its engineers are on site and hey aim to have the power restored by 2am.

They were first alerted at 6.35pm.

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