Emergency services were called to a 5G mast fire in an Oxfordshire town late last night.
A fire engine from Banbury Fire Station attended the incident on Queensway in Banbury alongside police who helped assist with traffic control.
The fire service was called at 10.49pm yesterday (September 18).
A video taken by Muhammad Hamza at 11pm shows smoke billowing from the ablaze tower.
Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue said the fire had fully burnt out before the fire and rescue crew arrived and the crew worked with police and the electricity company to make the area safe and isolate the power supply.
Thames Valley Police believe the fire was caused by an electrical fault.
The fire crew left the scene during the early hours (September 19) at 1.23am and it is understood the section of the road was closed for hours after the fire.
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