FIRE crews were called to an incident involving an electricity line on fire in front of a property in a North Yorkshire town.

Crews from Selby responded to reports of electricity line on fire in Hirst Courtney, Selby at around 5.50pm yesterday.

The crews found a tree fire out on arrival as a result of the power line coming down.

The area was made safe and the incident was passed over to Northern Power to repair, a spokesperson for North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said.