M275 motorway closed due to fire at Tipner near Portsmouth

Drivers have been told to avoid the area.

Firefighters are on the scene of a fire at a waste processing facility in Portsmouth The M275 in remains closed in Portsmouth after a huge fire cloaked the motorway in clouds of smoke. Roughly 40 firefighters had arrived at nearby TJ Waste site in Tipner yesterday morning, where flames consumed a unit containing 117 tonnes of domestic waste. Drivers were told to avoid the area, and local residents were warned to keep windows and doors closed as smoke billowed across the area.

They are understood to have received support from a drone team supplied by Hampshire Search and Rescue. In a statement, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue said: ‘The M275 will remain closed for the majority of the day. ‘The fire which began in the early hours of yesterday morning, July 6, 2024, in a large waste processing unit consisting of 2 floors, containing 117 tonnes of domestic waste material, was completely consumed by the fire.

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