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| Fairglen interchange fire disrupts Liverpool Street line and A1245 | Fairglen interchange fire disrupts Liverpool Street line and A1245 |
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| Trains have been halted and motorists diverted because of smoke caused by a tyre fire. | Trains have been halted and motorists diverted because of smoke caused by a tyre fire. |
| Police have closed the A1245 between the Fairglen interchange at Rayleigh and the Carpenters Arms roundabout due to the fire. | Police have closed the A1245 between the Fairglen interchange at Rayleigh and the Carpenters Arms roundabout due to the fire. |
| The burning tyre stack, on a waste storage site, is 164ft (50m) long and 6ft 6in (2m) high. | |
| Essex Fire Service warned the fire, which started on Monday night, could be "a protracted incident". | Essex Fire Service warned the fire, which started on Monday night, could be "a protracted incident". |
| Train services on the nearby Southend Victoria to London Liverpool Street rail line have been stopped between Rayleigh and Wickford. | Train services on the nearby Southend Victoria to London Liverpool Street rail line have been stopped between Rayleigh and Wickford. |
| A police spokesman said: "Motorists and commuters are advised to seek alternative routes for their morning travel arrangements and leave extra time for their journeys." | A police spokesman said: "Motorists and commuters are advised to seek alternative routes for their morning travel arrangements and leave extra time for their journeys." |
| Divisional officer Gary Jeffrey, of Essex Fire and Rescue, said: "It is a large pile of tyres which have been tightly bound together at a waste storage site. | Divisional officer Gary Jeffrey, of Essex Fire and Rescue, said: "It is a large pile of tyres which have been tightly bound together at a waste storage site. |
| "Because the tyres are so densely packed and tightly bound it is proving difficult to get water on to much of the fire. | "Because the tyres are so densely packed and tightly bound it is proving difficult to get water on to much of the fire. |
| "We anticipate that this will be a protracted incident." | "We anticipate that this will be a protracted incident." |