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Major coach fire closes motorway Motorway reopens after coach fire
(about 19 hours later)
Passengers on a coach that was at risk of exploding after catching fire on a motorway in Hampshire have been accounted for, police say. A motorway has been reopened after a coach caught fire causing several explosions onboard.
It was initially thought at least one person was missing in the fire on the M3, near junction 14 at Chilworth. It was initially thought at least one person was missing in the fire on the M3, near junction 14 at Chilworth, but all passengers have been accounted for.
The northbound carriageway was fully reopened after almost two hours with the southbound carriageway reopened at 2015 BST on Monday.
At the height of the fire there were several explosions.At the height of the fire there were several explosions.
The northbound carriageway has been fully reopened but only one lane of the southbound carriageway from junction 11 is open to traffic.
Police said traffic was stretching back for 20 miles (32km) to Basingstoke.Police said traffic was stretching back for 20 miles (32km) to Basingstoke.
The cause of the fire is currently unknown.The cause of the fire is currently unknown.
The coach was travelling southbound towards Portsmouth when the fire started at about 1500 BST.The coach was travelling southbound towards Portsmouth when the fire started at about 1500 BST.
Station manager Steve Ramsley, of Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service, said crews were working to cool the wreckage to try to allow more traffic to flow past.
The tailbacks are expected to last for several hours.