Roads reopen after telephone mast fire

A fire at a telephone mast closed a number of roads in Whitley Bay for several hours.

The blaze broke out at about 03:30 BST on the roundabout between Hillheads Road and Marden Road, Northumbria Police said.

It said the fire was put out but as teams needed to access the structure nearby routes were closed, including the A193 from Percy Gardens to Park View and the A191 in both directions from the Morrisons roundabout.

All roads have reopened and an investigation is under way into the cause of the fire.

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