LPG tanker catches fire, blocks Waikato road

The Fire Service says crews brought the blaze under control, but the LPG tanker is still blocking the road. Photo NZPA

An LPG tanker that caught fire early today is blocking a Waikato road, police say.

The truck caught alight on the Morrinsville-Tahuna Road at Tahuna, just before 6am.

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Fire crews doused the blaze but the vehicle was still blocking the road and it would remain there for "some time this morning", police said.

The driver of the truck was not injured.