Truck Blaze Causes Traffic Chaos In Dublin City

A truck went on fire just before 5.30pm near the Dublin Port Tunnel. The vehicle was able to stop at a bridge a short distance away from the entrance to the tunnel, which had to be closed for a short time.

DPT update: Truck on fire has exited tunnel. @DubFireBrigade on the scene. Tunnel remains closed pic.twitter.com/VxTiW4PNht

— Traffic Mgmt. Centre (@DCCTraffic) March 3, 2016

We're responding to a truck on fire M1 NB the truck is outside the tunnel bores but tunnel traffic affected. #dublin pic.twitter.com/dPkKHFXk12 — Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) March 3, 2016

The driver of the truck has escaped without injury. Dublin Fire Brigade have put the fire out and the tunnel has since been reopened.

The truck fire has been extinguished outside the #DPT. Southbound bore now reopened. D41, D42 and DO Foxtrot remain. pic.twitter.com/pe4zMYyEXH — Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) March 3, 2016

Both bores are open, however, traffic is filtering into a single lane, and severe delays are to be expected.

Traffic from the port tunnel northbound is now filtering into one lane exiting the tunnel direction M50. The cordon remains lifted. — Traffic Mgmt. Centre (@DCCTraffic) March 3, 2016

Lead Image via Twitter/@DubFireBrigade