Birmingham Airport M42 car fire as crews rush to scene
Fire crews rushed to the scene of a blaze on the motorway by Birmingham Airport[1] today.
Warwickshire[2] Fire Service sent two crews to the M42 just, before junction six, on the southbound carriageway, after 11am on Saturday, August 2.
The car - on the hard shoulder - was well alight.
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The fire erupted on the hard shoulder of the M42 near Birmingham Airport -Credit:BirminghamLive
A Warwickshire[8] Fire Service service spokeswoman told BirminghamLive: "We sent two appliances to a vehicle fire on the M42 just after 11am just before junction six.
"The car fire was extinguished by our crews."
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There were no reported injuries.
One fire crew remained longer before leaving the scene.
References
- ^ Birmingham Airport (www.birminghammail.co.uk)
- ^ Warwickshire (www.birminghammail.co.uk)
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- ^ Warwickshire (www.birminghammail.co.uk)
- ^ Warwickshire (www.birminghammail.co.uk)
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