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Holidaymakers stuck in Heathrow tunnel 'for hours' as 'gas leak' causes chaos

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Twitter show queues of passengers with suitcases while the Mirror reports heavy traffic on the roads to the airport.Brits have been sharing their frustration after the tunnel was shut off – as some say they've been stuck in their cars for hours. READ MORE: Heathrow Airport to lift 100,000 daily passenger cap later this month Heathrow Airport confirmed that fire services were investigating after gas alarms were activated.

Social media user Jonathan Samuels wrote: “Utter scenes at #Heathrow – traffic chaos after ‘gas leak’ in road tunnel. “Now jammed inside too…”The images show crowds of Brits crammed into the airport while another photo, taken by Twitter user Christian Wolmar, shows fire engines outside the airport.He wrote: “Incident in Heathrow tunnel...

chaos.”The Heathrow Airport official Twitter account wrote that there was simply an “issue” leading to the tunnel being closed.It said: “There is congestion across Heathrow’s road network due to an issue in the tunnel leading to Terminals 2 & 3.

The tunnel is currently closed while we conduct safety checks.“We advise avoiding travel by road and instead use the rail network."It continued: "Passengers may also use the free rail transfer service from Terminals 4 & 5.“If you are travelling by road, please allow extra time for your journey.

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