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| Manchester Airport car tunnel fire closes runway | Manchester Airport car tunnel fire closes runway |
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| A car fire in a road tunnel has led to one of Manchester Airport's runways being closed - causing delays to some flights. | A car fire in a road tunnel has led to one of Manchester Airport's runways being closed - causing delays to some flights. |
| The blaze broke out in Wilmslow Road, underneath runway one, at about 18:00 GMT Cheshire Police said. | The blaze broke out in Wilmslow Road, underneath runway one, at about 18:00 GMT Cheshire Police said. |
| Photos from the scene show plumes of smoke billowing out of the underpass. | Photos from the scene show plumes of smoke billowing out of the underpass. |
| An airport spokeswoman said all flights had been diverted to runway two as a precaution and she believes it will be back to normal soon. | |
| Some planes are delayed and passengers should check the status of their flight with their airline, she added. | Some planes are delayed and passengers should check the status of their flight with their airline, she added. |
| Passengers have reported being stuck at foreign airports as a result, while others said their flights had been diverted to Liverpool and Birmingham. | |
| Adam Harrington has tweeted: "Fire at Manchester airport so sat on a runway in Alicante for an hour and a half." |