Truck on fire on the A1, motorway blocked due to fire with traffic and queues of over 10 kilometres

And truck on fire on the A1With the’fire which spreads along the vegetation adjacent to thehighway: this is the cause of the long queue that starts from the stretch between Calenzano and Barberino del Mugello in the direction of Bologna, a procession of cars stopped along 12 km with motorists left under the scorching July sun. Three firefighter teams are working to put out the blaze.

Truck on fire on the A1

As reported Corriere della Serathe accident occurred around 3pm. At kilometre 267 in a northerly direction between Calenzano and Barberino del Mugello, a lorry carrying carta He went to fire. The flames reached the vegetation surrounding the highway. At the moment it is not possible to establish the causes of the accident.

Three teams of firefighters arrived on site, respectively from Barberino del Mugello, Calenzano and Borgo San Lorenzo. The operators separated the tractor from the trailer to better isolate the flames and avoid the worst.

Traffic blocked on the motorway: a lorry carrying paper caught fire on the A1 between Calenzano and Barberino del Mugello

Firefighters along with two tankers are working to put out the fire. Only 24 hours earlier, on the same stretch, the fire of another heavy vehicle divided Italy in two. A truck caught fire with flames spreading from the engine compartment.

On the same day, the province of Florence was affected by a railway blockade due to a fault in the electrical system of a high-speed train.

Up to 12 kilometers of queues: how to avoid the traffic jam

Firenze Today report at least 12 kilometers of queue with cars parked under the sun. For this reason the authorities have started the water distribution among the travelers stranded on the highway.

They are Fanpage we read that motorists heading towards Bologna can exit at Calenzano and travel along the SP8 Militare Barberinese, then exit at Barberino.

The latest updates

Corriere della Sera writes that at 7 pm the firefighters managed to remove the trailer most affected by the flames. Then, the vehicle was moved to the Corsano rest area and as we write, operations are underway to extinguish the paper bundles that were part of the load.

Firefighting helicopters are flying over the area to put out the flames that have reached the vegetation.

Photo source: Firefighters