A major North East road has been closed after a phone mast burst into flames causing chaos for commuters.
Emergency crews were called to the scene of on the A1058 Coast Road westbound in Wallsend where a telephone mast had caught fire shortly after 4am on Thursday.
Northumbria Police and the Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service were spotted at the scene with the road being closed off to traffic while they dealt with the incident.
