Car catches fire, hits pole after pursuit

Two young men have been arrested over a police pursuit that ended with a BMW catching fire and hitting a pole.

Police say the car was stolen during an aggravated burglary in the Geelong suburb of Bell Post Hill around 4am Tuesday.

Air wing monitored the car as it headed into Melbourne and police began to pursue it around Hawthorn in the city's east around 5.30am.

Police said the car caught fire before hitting the pole on Toorak Road.

The youths were arrested at the scene.