Conwy A55 tunnel vehicle fire triggers major incident
Emergency services have declared a major incident after a vehicle caught fire in a tunnel.Crews are attending the incident in the Conwy Tunnel on the A55, North Wales Fire and Rescue Service said on Thursday."We're working with multi-agency partners to control the fire, protect the environment and re-open the tunnel as soon as its safe to do so," the fire service said.The tunnel is expected to be closed in both directions for some time and anyone living nearby should close windows and doors, they added.
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