Major disruption on M5 motorway due to grass fires
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The fire has caused hour-long delays on the M5
A grass fire has caused hour-long delays on the M5.
There is congestion of seven miles on the approach to the affected area between J12 - J11A near Gloucester, National Highways said.
Gloucestershire Police and Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service are at the scene, with two lanes of the northbound carriageway closed.
The fire service said: "Two crews are still at the scene to make sure all the fields are dampened down."
National Highways South West said: "If this closure impacts on your planned route, please allow extra journey time.
"Plan ahead, you may wish to re-route or even delay your journey," it added.
Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service said: "The phone call for the fire was at 16:47 BST. There were two pumps in attendance when it was ongoing.
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