[A]t 10:36am today, Monday 13 August firefighters were called to reports of a telegraph pole on fire in a field off South View Road in Whitehaven.
On arrival the crew from Whitehaven Fire Station discovered a wooden electricity pole well alight.
A Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said: “Firefighters are monitoring the fire from a safe distance.
“Electricity North West are in attendance.”