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Truck fire on Auckland's Southern Motorway causes delays

July 15, 2020

A truck fire on Auckland's Southern Motorway is causing delays this afternoon.

According to the NZ Transport Agency the truck fire is "clear of citybound lanes between Drury and Papakura however will create delays for traffic in both directions".

A Fire and Emergency NZ spokesperson told 1 NEWS they are responding to a "trailer fire" on the Southern Motorway.

They are unsure at this stage how the fire started.

There are no reported injuries. 


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