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Nice. What was this thick black smoke visible on the A8 motorway this Monday morning?

A van caught fire on Monday 31 October 2022 at the Nice-Nord exit of the A8 motorway. (© Highway A8 / Twitter Vinci)

Many of you have wondered where this thick black smoke came from, also visible from the sea on Monday, October 31, 2022. It was around 10:00 am that a spectacular vehicle fire broke out on the A8 motorway towards Italy in Nice (Alpes Maritimes ).

Firefighters intervened in a van totally on fire about 50 meters after the Las Planas tunnel exit in Nice-Nord.

Firefighters promptly kept the fire under control with a hose. Cooling actions were then performed on the damaged van. No casualties were reported.

Traffic still interrupted

Traffic remains relatively interrupted. At 11:45 am the travel time on this axis of the motorway was extended by 15 minutes of environment.

The vehicle is undergoing repairs. Exit 54 Nice-Nord has been reopened.

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