Firefighters called to incident in Northampton forcing closure of road in both directions
By Alice Dyer
Published 26th Mar 2026, 17:01 GMT
Updated 27th Mar 2026, 11:19 GMT
Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service was called to an emergency incident in Northampton on Thursday afternoon.
Emergency calls were made at around 4.35pm with firefighters attending to assist.
The nature of the incident has not yet been made public.
A spokesperson for Northants Fire and Rescue Service said: “We are currently at an incident in Thorpeville, Moulton, Northampton and the road is currently closed in both directions.”
At 5.20pm another statement issued said: “We have now left this incident and have left it with Cadent.”
Cadent Gas has confirmed on Friday March 27 that they were called to a repair job on a damaged gas main. A spokesman said at around 11.15am that the pipe has been repaired and the road has reopened.