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| Gas leak closes part of the M25 | Gas leak closes part of the M25 |
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| Motorists in Surrey faced long delays after part of the M25 was closed in both directions for more than three hours because of a gas leak. | |
| An exclusion zone was set up after a gas pipe ruptured near the Runnymede Hotel, Egham, close to junction 13. | An exclusion zone was set up after a gas pipe ruptured near the Runnymede Hotel, Egham, close to junction 13. |
| Surrey Police closed the M25 in both directions between junctions 12 and 14, and Windsor Road just after midday. | Surrey Police closed the M25 in both directions between junctions 12 and 14, and Windsor Road just after midday. |
| The exclusion zone was lifted and roads reopened just after 1500 BST. Drivers experienced delays into the evening. | |
| 'Drivers frustrated' | 'Drivers frustrated' |
| The hotel was evacuated and no-one was injured during the incident, Surrey Police said. | The hotel was evacuated and no-one was injured during the incident, Surrey Police said. |
| Reporter Ben Kerrigan, who was near the hotel during the road closure, told BBC Surrey: "I've just spoken to one of the policemen here and they say drivers really are very, very frustrated with the situation. | |
| "As you can imagine it's causing chaos and not just for the M25. | "As you can imagine it's causing chaos and not just for the M25. |
| "As well as the delays on the motorway itself, it's causing absolute chaos around the Egham area Englefield Green all around Runnymede. | "As well as the delays on the motorway itself, it's causing absolute chaos around the Egham area Englefield Green all around Runnymede. |
| "I've just spoken to a driver who shouted through their window a few moments ago and they said they'd been going round and round for the past two hours. | "I've just spoken to a driver who shouted through their window a few moments ago and they said they'd been going round and round for the past two hours. |
| "All around this area is absolutely awful in terms of the traffic." | "All around this area is absolutely awful in terms of the traffic." |
| A Surrey Police spokesman said: 'The M25 and Windsor Road in Egham were reopened just after 3pm today after the gas leak in the grounds of the Runnymede Hotel was successfully contained. | |
| "The 200 metre cordon put in place around the building has also been removed." |