A man has been rushed to hospital following a truck fire in the Port Tunnel.
The alarm was raised just after 7 o'clock this morning and ten units of Dublin Fire Brigade were needed to bring the fire under control.
The Port Tunnel has now fully re-opened to traffic/
There was commuter chaos this morning with long tailbacks as a result of the closure.
DUBLIN PORT TUNNEL: Both north and southbound bores CLOSED due to an incident. HGVs cordon lifted. More info here: http://t.co/IF1zSfqTkc
— AA Roadwatch (@aaroadwatch) September 18, 2015
Dublin: The Dublin Port Tunnel remains closed in both directions. The 5 axle ban for Dublin City Centre has been lifted. Updates to follow
— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) September 18, 2015
Who said we didn't need the Port Tunnel ? Traffic at a standstill in city pic.twitter.com/p8LeiASDLK
— Seán Paul Mahon (@seanpaulmahon) September 18, 2015
Total gridlock hell at the port tunnel.. pic.twitter.com/xvdCfTwXdB
— Gareth (@garethpenrose) September 18, 2015
