A FIRE on top of the power pole outside of the front of the Cooma Ex-services Club caused an outage to some sections of the club on Wednesday night, forcing the club to close for the remainder of the evening.
Cooma Fire and Rescue captain, Jimmy Nichols, said the fire brigade responded to the call at 6.51pm and on arrival observed powerlines arcing at the front of the building in Vale Street and the power pole's electrical box alight.
"Fire crews were able to put the fire out, and maintain the integrity of the wooden pole for Essential Energy crews to work on getting power back on again," Capt Nichols said.
The incident caused the club to shut down from 7pm, but doors re-opened to patrons the next day.
There was no damage to the club.