The fire broke out in a substation in St Johns Road. Photo: Google Maps
Smoke could be seen pouring from an electrical substation in Helston late yesterday afternoon.
Firefighters from the town were called out just before 3.50pm to St Johns Road, as a fire had broken out in the large electric transformer there.
The crew got in position with a jet, a hose reel and two smoke extinguishers ready to tackle the fire, once an engineer from Western Power had isolated the power.
However, after checking the unit the engineer confirmed that a circuit breaker in the substation had isolated the electric and as a result the fire service was no longer needed.
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