Part of A23 reopened after report of bus fire on road near Gatwick airport
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Part of the A23 was closed on the morning of Thursday, July 16, following a report of a vehicle fire on a road near Gatwick airport.
AA Traffic News first reported the incident at 6.59am.
The alert on the live map said: “Road closed and queueing traffic for one mile due to bus fire on A23 Airport Way inbound from the Northern Perimeter Road to North Terminal Approach (Airport Way Roundabout).”
Later in the morning, AA Traffic News said the road would be reopened by 8.45am.
A West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “At 7.31am we assisted Gatwick Fire Service with a bus fire on A23 Airport Way (northbound) near Gatwick Airport.
“Two fire engines from Crawley attended the incident. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus extinguished the fire using jets.
“Fortunately there were no casualties. The fire was of accidental ignition.”
A London Gatwick spokesperson said: “Fire services dealt with a fire on a long-stay car park bus earlier this morning, on the A23 Airport Way near London Gatwick. No passengers were on the bus at the time and there were no casualties. The incident is now resolved and we thank Gatwick Airport Fire Service and West Sussex Fire Service for their swift action.”