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| Fleet M3 service station fire engulfs restaurant building | |
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| A large fire has broken out at a motorway service station in Hampshire. | A large fire has broken out at a motorway service station in Hampshire. |
| The blaze erupted in a restaurant at Fleet services on the M3 at 22:30 GMT on Wednesday, leading police to temporarily close the southbound carriageway. | The blaze erupted in a restaurant at Fleet services on the M3 at 22:30 GMT on Wednesday, leading police to temporarily close the southbound carriageway. |
| Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service said 50 firefighters were sent to the scene. | Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service said 50 firefighters were sent to the scene. |
| Firefighters from Surrey also attended and crews have stopped the blaze spreading further. There are no reports of injuries. | Firefighters from Surrey also attended and crews have stopped the blaze spreading further. There are no reports of injuries. |
| A fire service spokesman said: "It started in one of the restaurants in the services and it spread from there, but we have stopped it from spreading throughout the whole building." | A fire service spokesman said: "It started in one of the restaurants in the services and it spread from there, but we have stopped it from spreading throughout the whole building." |
| The slip road to the service station from the southbound carriageway remains closed. | The slip road to the service station from the southbound carriageway remains closed. |
| The services between junctions 4a and 5 were opened in 1973 and include a food court, petrol station and hotel. | The services between junctions 4a and 5 were opened in 1973 and include a food court, petrol station and hotel. |