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Bristol area hit by string of separate road closures and bus disruption
A gas leak, unannounced roadworks and a lorry fire caused transport problems across the region on 18 August.
A gas leak on Badminton Road in Yate was being dealt with by Avon Fire and Rescue Service, the Gazette Series reported [3][4].
First Bus said its Service 272 would turn around at Batham Road after Brookside in Bradwell was closed by unannounced Severn Trent works [1].
Devon and Somerset Fire Service said six crews and an environmental unit attended a lorry fire that spread to a grass verge, causing a road closure, BBC News Somerset reported [2].
Sources
- First Bus Bristol, Bath & West service updates: Service 272 |Brookside, Bradwell (leading to Bradwell Gap)
- BBC News Somerset: Road closed after lorry fire spreads to grass verge
- Gazette Series: Latest after gas leak shuts major Yate roads
- Gazette Series: Latest after gas leak shuts major Yate roads and warning issued to householders
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