CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — An electrical pole went up in flames on Tuesday evening in Chesapeake, leaving several nearby businesses without power.
Crews were dispatched at 5:30 p.m to the fire on Portsmouth Boulevard at the intersection of Taylor Road, and arrived seven minutes later to find a transformer on fire at the top of the pole.
Firefighters immediately contacted Dominion Energy, which shut off power so the flames could be extinguished. The fire was put out at 6:10 p.m. and firefighters left the scene at 6:46 p.m.
Dominion workers remained on scene to help restore power.
