Truck Brings Down Electrical Pole Sparking House Fire

SALEM (CBS) -- Firefighters knocked out a fire at a Sumner Road home in Salem late Thursday morning.

Fire officials say a downed electrical pole caused by a box truck crash near the home sparked the fire.

This box truck crashed into an electrical pole in Salem. (Courtesy: courtesy Damon Cassell)

Live wires that hung over the fences posed a challenge to the responding firefighters, officials said.

(WBZ-TV)

No one was hurt in blaze.