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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 10 Aug 2015

    Propane gas tanker fire shuts M56 motorway near Manchester, with trains and air travel also affectedhttp://bbc.in/1htp5QR 

    8:24 AM - 10 Aug 2015
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      2. BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 10 Aug 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        Footage shows extent of gas tanker fire between junctions 12 & 14 of M56 near Chester http://bbc.in/1J6luo4 pic.twitter.com/Kni5huxsFs

        19 replies 354 retweets 190 likes
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      2. Leon Cassidy‏ @leonjcassidy 10 Aug 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews Not near Manchester. Helsby way it is.

        2 replies 1 retweet 1 like
      3. Steve Turner‏ @SteveoTurner 10 Aug 2015
        Replying to @leonjcassidy

        @leonjcassidy thanks Yoda!

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      2. Dances With Goths‏ @danceswithgoths 10 Aug 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking the M56 fire is no where near Manchester!

        2 replies 1 retweet 1 like
      3. The PR Shunter‏ @ThePRShunter 10 Aug 2015
        Replying to @danceswithgoths

        “@danceswithgoths: @BBCBreaking the M56 fire is no where near Manchester!” Hahaha belter

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      2. Tweety bird‏ @BrendanMichaelP 10 Aug 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking those onlookers are way too close, when it blows they will be toast

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      3. James Smith‏ @jazzmariner 10 Aug 2015
        Replying to @BrendanMichaelP

        @BrendanMichaelP @BBCBreaking was thinking the same myself.

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      1. ed potts‏ @bay6view 10 Aug 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking and cracking is so safe !!!!! Don't you believe it this type of accident could become commonplace if cracking goes ahead

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      1. Steve Brindle‏ @steve_brindle 10 Aug 2015
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        @BBCBreaking do you mean near Chester, Helsby or Runcorn?

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      1. GeeKay‏ @9fingrdfreak 10 Aug 2015
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        @BBCBreaking @bbc5live it's a lorry, trucks are american #English

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      1. Hayley Meades‏ @Hmeades28 10 Aug 2015
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews we smelt the fumes 200miles away near Heathrow. Wind was obviously blowing in a South West direction!!

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      1. Craig Stanford‏ @craigstanford09 10 Aug 2015
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews Not even close to Manchester!

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