News M275 closure for Tipner fire - Police issue update By Sophie Lewis Published 7th Jul 2024, 09:30 BST Comment Watch more of our videos on Shots! and live on Freeview channel 276 Visit Shots! now The police have confirmed that the M275 will remain closed for the ‘majority of the day’ while emergency services remain at the scene of a huge blaze at the TJ Waste site in Tipner Lane. The M275 was closed from the early hours of yesterday morning (July 6) after huge plumes of smoke spread over the motorway in all directions following a significant blaze at the waste site. The road was reopened before 9am yesterday before being closed again due to the spread of thick, black clouds of smoke.
The major road was then due to reopen yesterday evening but the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary confirmed that it would remain closed while crews from the fire service continued to deal with the fire. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues.
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. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Notice and Terms of Service apply. The police have taken to Facebook this morning at approximately 9:10am to confirm that the road will r.