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Including the railways. Propane tanker fire shuts M56 motorway near Manchester A tanker carrying propane gas has caught fire, shutting the M56 motorway near Manchester, with trains and air travel also affected. Firefighters are tackling the lorry fire, which started just before 15:00 BST between junctions 12 and 15. Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service is attending the blaze on the westbound carriageway near Stanlow and Frodsham. A cordon has been set up and motorists are being evacuated from their vehicles and moved to a safe distance. The road is closed in both directions and drivers are advised to avoid the area. Air traffic control has been advised of the incident. Trains have been stopped on the lines between Manchester and Chester, and Ellesmere Port and Helsby. The Liverpool to Runcorn train line is also closed. Residents in the Helsby, Hapsford and Elton are advised to stay indoors and close their windows and doors. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-33854932
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How come the trains were off??
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Rail line runs about 200m parallel to the motorway at Stanlow, it also crosses it between junction 12 and 14.
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From the pictures and what Calor have said it looks like it was an engine fire, but then the top pressure release vent opened as the gas tank heated up sending a large flame upwards.
There's a real danger that the left will drag Britain back to the 1970s, with secure well-paid jobs, ample housing, properly-funded NHS and social care, free tuition, student grants, final salary pensions, affordable rail fares and fabulous films and music. David Osland 2025 We don't do charity in Germany, we pay taxes. Charity is a failure of governments' responsibilities - Henning Wehn https://ddue.uk
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I assume the driver escaped uninjured. I hope so anyway.
This was not mentioned in any of the news coverage I saw, being forgotten about in the extensive coverage of the inconvenience to motorists.
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Yes, the driver was fine.
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