VIDEO: Electricity pylon catches fire beside Yorkshire road

This dramatic footage shows the moment an electricity pylon went up in flames next to a main road.

The incident happened at around 3.30am on Wednesday morning on the A162 near Tadcaster.

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Emergency services have dealt with the incident.

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