Cars bursts into flames near Gatwick Airport
Firefighters rushed to the M23 after reports of an emergency incident, near Gatwick Airport.
A lane closure has been reported after a car fire, on the M23, on Thursday (August 27).
A spokesperson for West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said: “We were called at 11.07am to a small vehicle fire on the M23 northbound between junctions 10 and 9.
“Joint Fire Control mobilised two fire engines to the scene.
“Upon arrival crews found a car well alight. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus extinguished the fire using high pressure hose reels.
“Fortunately there were no injuries as a result of this incident. Crews left the scene at 11.44am.”
According to AA Traffic News, traffic is ‘coping well’ despite the lane closure.
A traffic notice, as of 1pm, read: “One lane closed due to recovery work and earlier car fire on M23 northbound from J10 A264 Copthorne Way (Crawley) to J9 (Gatwick Airport). Contractors are still in lane one (of four). Traffic is coping well.”
An earlier notice reported delays of five minutes on the M23 northbound, with vehicles travelling at an average speed of ten mph.
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