Firefighters were called to a house fire on Dorchester Road in Weymouth.
The incident happened this morning and Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service received a call at 7.36am.
A spokesman for Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service said: “Crews from Weymouth were sent to a fire at a domestic property in Dorchester Road involving an electricity box which was located on the ground floor.
“The first attending appliance arrived quickly on the scene and extinguished the fire using a hose reel jet.
“Crews requested the attendance of the electricity board to make the property safe.
“Crews also used a small saw to cut away combustible materials form the main fuse.”
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