North Rhine-Westphalia: Fire causes traffic jams on Autobahn 1 near Münster

Münster (dpa / lnw) - Due to a fire on the Autobahn 1 near the Exterheide rest area, there was a kilometer-long traffic jam early on Tuesday in the direction of Dortmund. The fire brigade is on site, according to a police spokesman. How long the extinguishing work would take could not be estimated on Tuesday morning. Motorists should expect slow traffic and delays. The cause of the fire was initially unknown. Nobody was injured by the fire.