Victor Van Der Westhuizen was still waiting for engineers to remove a telegraph pole from his lean-to after it blew down last night.
Mr Van Der Westhuizen though is relieved the pole- which came down during yesterday’s high winds- didn’t cause him or anyone else any injury.
“It crashed into my yard and although the power has been switched off I’m still waiting for it to be moved,” he said.
One fire crew from Wisbech and another from West Walton were called to reports of electricity poles and cables fallen in Ringers Lane, Leverington.
Four electricity poles were involved.
A fire service spokesman said: “One electricity pole with a transformer on it had fallen on to a house. No one was in the property at the time.”
The fire service said they spoke with local residents and advised them to stay in their properties until the power was isolated by UKPN.
“Residents in eight properties in the immediate vicinity were given advice by the fire service,” said the spokesman.
No rescue or fire took place and no one was hurt in the incident.
The road was closed and after power had been isolated, crews ensured the scene was safe.
Crews returned to their stations by 6.05pm.
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