A835 near Maryburgh closed after report of pylon fire

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Image caption, Overhead powerlines run close to a stretch of the A835 near Maryburgh

A section of the A835 road between Inverness and Dingwall was closed after what was described as a fire at a nearby electricity pylon.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) said it received a report of sparks coming from cable at about 14:10.

It said one appliance was sent to the scene.

Police closed the road between the Maryburgh roundabout and Conon Bridge, before reopening just before 17:00.

SSEN said there had been a problem with a faulty pole box.

A spokeswoman said: "Our engineers were on site by 15:00 and isolated the pole from the network.

"A full repair is due to be undertaken later tonight. One customer lost supply as a result of this fault and their supply will be restored by 20:00."

SSEN urged people not to approach damaged or fallen powerlines and to call 105 or download its Power Track app to report incidents.