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Daily Record
19-06-2025
- Automotive
- Daily Record
Flames erupt from pickup truck as M90 closed in both directions
Shocking images from the scene show giant orange flames towering from the shell of the white vehicle as thick grey smoke billows into the air. A major Scots motorway was closed in both directions after a pickup truck went up in flames. Traffic was drawn to a halt on Thursday afternoon after the white vehicle combusted into a blaze on M90 near Kinross. Hero firefighters raced to the scene and both lanes of the busy road were closed while the inferno was extinguished. Shocking images from the scene show giant orange flames towering from the shell of the white vehicle as thick grey smoke billows into the air. It is unknown if there were any casualties but by around 1.45pm on June 19 the fire was put out and all lanes were reopened to traffic. A spokesperson for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service confirmed they received a number of calls at around 12.45pm regarding a pick up truck on fire, on the M90 near Kinross. Two appliances attended the fire and all lanes were closed. They have now left the scene and carriageway is fully open. Police Scotland has also been approached for comment. Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. It comes as another car caught fire on a major Scots motorway, leaving part of it closed off. The incident happened just before 12.30pm on Sunday, June 15, on the M8 in Lanarkshire. The westbound off-slip for junction six at Newhouse has been shut to allow firefighters to extinguish the blaze. One lane of the motorway has also been "restricted" on approach. Police and paramedics were also dispatched to the scene, but it is not known whether anybody was injured. Kimberley Collins, who witnessed the fire, said: "When we were travelling, from Glasgow to Edinburgh, we could see smoke and we weren't sure what side of the motorway it was coming from. "As we got closer the smoke was getting thicker and the cars were starting to slow down, traffic began to build up. "Shortly after, two police cars formed a rolling road block on the westbound carriageway where the burning car was. As we continued driving another fire engine and road recovery truck passed us on the westbound carriageway. "Not every day you see something like that! Hope everyone involved is safe and well done to the emergency services for all their hard work."
Daily Record
15-06-2025
- Automotive
- Daily Record
Car catches fire on busy Scots motorway as emergency crews race to scene
Parts of the motorway are closed or restricted due to the incident. A car has caught fire on a major Scots motorway, leaving part of it closed off. The horror incident happened just before 12.30pm on Sunday, June 15, on the M8 in Lanarkshire. The westbound off-slip for junction six at Newhouse has been shut to allow firefighters to extinguish the blaze. One lane of the motorway has also been "restricted" on approach. Police and paramedics were also dispatched to the scene, but it is not yet known whether anybody has been injured. Shocking footage shared with our sister title Glasgow Live shows firefighters battling the blaze, with thick grey smoke billowing from the vehicle. Kimberley Collins, who witnessed the fire, said: "When we were travelling, from Glasgow to Edinburgh, we could see smoke and we weren't sure what side of the motorway it was coming from. "As we got closer the smoke was getting thicker and the cars were starting to slow down, traffic began to build up. "Shortly after, two police cars formed a rolling road block on the westbound carriageway where the burning car was. As we continued driving another fire engine and road recovery truck passed us on the westbound carriageway. "Not every day you see something like that! Hope everyone involved is safe and well done to the emergency services for all their hard work." Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'. Motorists have been urged to use alternative routes for their journeys. In a post on social media, Traffic Scotland said: "Off slip remains closed, one lane is currently restricted on approach due to vehicle fire. "Road users are advised to use alternative routes. Emergency services are in attendance. Update s to come."
RNZ News
20-05-2025
- General
- RNZ News
'Momentous moment': Pukupuku moved from Wellington to Hawke's Bay
File image. Photo: Kimberley Collins Fifteen of the country's smallest kiwi have taken flight from Zealandia in Wellington, heading to Cape Sanctuary in Hawke's Bay, in an effort to grow the national population. The translocation marks the first time pukupuku have been moved between sanctuaries since their reintroduction to the mainland two decades ago, in a collaboration between Zealandia, local iwi, Cape Sanctuary, Kiwi Recovery and the Department of Conservation. Pukupuku disappeared from the mainland in the late 1800s, and just five birds remained on Kāpiti Island. Jo Ledington, Zealandia's general manager conservation and restoration, said all of the roughly 200 pukupuku at Zealandia had grown from the same group of five birds they had brought over from Kāpiti Island in the early 2000s. Despite Cape Sanctuary already having more than 40 pukupuku, those birds were all related, which made for less genetic variation. Ledington said the translocation of kiwi from Zealandia would introduce new genetics to the Cape Sanctuary population. She said Zealandia was proud to be in a position to support other pukupuku populations in New Zealand - and during their time at Zealandia, the birds had inspired thousands of people to care about the rare species. The kiwi were carefully collected from Zealandia in accordance with Ngāti Toa and Taranaki Whānui tikanga, screened for diseases, and fitted with locator transmitters. They were released into their new home that same day. Ngāti Toa Rangatira representative and Karori Sanctuary trust board chair, Russell Spratt, said translocations were conservation milestones which reinforced the cultural and spiritual connections between Ngāti Toa, Kāpiti Island, and broader conservation efforts. He said Ngati Toa Rangatira were proud of the role Kāpiti Island played in the revival of the bird from near extinction. Terese McLeod, Taranaki Whānui representative and Zealandia's lead ranger for bicultural engagement, said the birds played "an honourable role for Te Taiao across Aotearoa". "Taranaki Whānui are honoured to support and witness the whakakāinga anō of kiwi pukupuku from the sanctuary," she said. Hariata Dawn Bennett, the cultural liaison for Cape Sanctuary, Ngāti Mihiroa, called it "a momentous moment for Ngāti Mihiroa and the Cape Sanctuary". "It was the moemoea led by the late Hariata Te Ruru Akonga Mohi Baker to receive these kiwi pukupuku. We honour this dream and duty to devotedly care for these taonga."
