CaitlinWebb published Underground fire in Oxted could have been caused by hot weather

An underground fire that broke out in Oxted yesterday could have been caused by the hot weather. Firefighters from Godstone station's White Watch were called to the scene in Station Road East at 6.21pm and remained there for two hours. A firefighter based at the station said this afternoon: "There was an electrical fire in the ground in a pathway. It was caused by high voltage electrical cables that shorted and were sparking up to six feet high."He said the fault could either have...

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