Norfolk Tunnel reopened after truck fire closes all lanes of M2, traffic delays continue A truck fire in the Norfolk Tunnel at Eping closed the M2 motorway. Photo Toby Zerna Source: Supplied A TRUCK caught fire inside the Epping Tunnel on the M2 yesterday, causing traffic chaos for motorists trying to get home to Sydney's northwest. The truck was travelling west along the motorway when the cabin caught fire about 500m inside the tunnel about 1.15pm. A truck fire in the Norfolk Tunnel at Eping closed the M2 motorway causing significant delays. Photo Toby Zerna Source: News Limited As flames engulfed the veh­icle and black smoke billowed from the eastern end, police shut the road in both directions. Up to 30 firefighters wearing breathing equipment attended the scene. The tunnel's sprinkler system doused the worst of the flames. NSW Fire and Rescue station commander Peter Moller said: "We arrived at the east end of the tunnel and there was a lot of black smoke billowing out and a truck on fire just inside the tunnel. Photo Toby Zerna. We were lucky there were no cars caught inside the tunnel and police had stopped the traffic getting into the tunnel. The driver of truck was treated at the scene for smoke inhal­ation before being taken to Ryde Hospital. Westbound traffic was diver­ted through one lane of the citybound side of the tunnel while a tow truck removed the badly damaged vehicle. All lanes of the motorway reopened about three hours later - but the backlog caused serious delays. For the latest traffic information, visit www.livetraffic.com or call 132 701.