There were dramatic scenes earlier this afternoon when fire units from Laois were called to deal with a bus on fire on the M7 Motorway.
Units from Portlaoise and Mountrath received a call at approx 1PM today for a bus on fire on the M7 just before J19.
The motorway was closed for a time due to very bad visibility caused by smoke and to allow crews to tackle the fire safely.
No-one was injured and the road has since re-opened.
The incident caused minor delays for road-users on the busy motorway.
Alerted
AA Roadwatch alerted motorists to the danger earlier this afternoon.
It announced shortly afterwards that the motorway had been reopened.
#LAOIS #M7 Dublin/LimerickRd reopened s/bound from J18 Portlaoise West to J21 Borris In Ossory following coach fire. https://t.co/pdsEzJTRQr
— AA Roadwatch (@aaroadwatch) 15 October 2017
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