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Geese bring down power lines starting fire in North Yorkshire

Sun 9 Jun

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Sun 9 Jun 2024  @ 6:08pm
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Fire crews were called to an incident north of Ripon this morning (Sunday).

They went to West Tanfield at 9.22am.

A North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service spokesperson said: “Crew were mobilised to a report of smoke coming from a field.

“This was a small fire caused by downed power lines, believed to have been due to Geese colliding with the lines. Northern Powergrid in attendance.”

West Tanfield


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