{"id":158648,"date":"2026-05-21T13:50:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T13:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vale50plus.org\/clone\/vehicle-in-flames-at-petrol-station-as-key-route-shut\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T13:50:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T13:50:27","slug":"vehicle-in-flames-at-petrol-station-as-key-route-shut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vale50plus.org\/clone\/vehicle-in-flames-at-petrol-station-as-key-route-shut\/","title":{"rendered":"Vehicle in flames at petrol station as key route shut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_f16c80\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">A major road is closed both ways<\/h2>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"33988759\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Vehicle on fire next to Esso fuel station on the A487 at Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.walesonline.co.uk\/article33988759.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/1_Fire.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.walesonline.co.uk\/article33988759.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/1_Fire.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.walesonline.co.uk\/article33988759.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/1_Fire.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.walesonline.co.uk\/article33988759.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/1_Fire.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Vehicle on fire next to Esso fuel station on the A487 at Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Vehicle on fire next to Esso fuel station on the A487 at Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd<cite aria-label=\"Image: Elwyn Lewis\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Elwyn Lewis)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A vehicle has burst into flames next to a petrol station forecourt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Emergency services were called shortly before 2pm today (Thursday, May 21) to the Esso fuel station on the A487 at Penrhyndeudraeth, <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/all-about\/gwynedd\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Gwynedd<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Images show a vehicle, thought to be a camper van, engulfed in fire a matter of yards from the forecourt pumps. The A487 is closed both ways as a result.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Locals told our sister website North Wales Live that fire crews were on the scene. You can follow their live coverage <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailypost.co.uk\/news\/north-wales-news\/a487-fire-live-penrhyndeudraeth-emergency-33988361\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Get daily breaking news updates on your phone by joining <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/FhCH5HyTE7c59DPUcRMUXk\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\"><u>our WhatsApp community here<\/u><\/a>. 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