Chemical-carrying truck 'inferno' on alternative South Island highwayGRANT NOSSITER/SUPPLIED A truck and trailer unit carrying chemicals caught fire on State Highway 7 in the Lewis Pass on Friday morning. A crashed truck carrying chemicals has erupted in flames and closed the alternative South Island state highway. Police Senior Sergeant Paul Reeves said the dangerous goods truck trailer unit was an "inferno" that was "pretty intense" on SH7 in the Lewis Pass. Send images or video to newstips@stuff.co.nzGRANT NOSSITER/SUPPLIED Firefighters were treading carefully as they were unsure what chemicals the truck contained. The road became the main highway in the upper South Island after the November quake badly damaged the coastal State Highway 1.

Source: Stuff July 13, 2017 21:11 UTC