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Motorway reopens after coach fire | |
(about 19 hours later) | |
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, 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. |
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. |