M6 lorry fire RECAP: Hour long delays as HGV catches fire on motorway

Drivers faced major delays on a busy motorway after all traffic was stopped due to a lorry fire. The incident[1] was on the southbound stretch of the M6 between junction 19 for Knutsford and junction 18 for Middlewich and Holmes Chapel. Cameras showed smoke billowing from a HGV on the motorway as firefighters tackled the blaze.

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15:58Tim Hanlon

Two lanes closed for removal of lorry on M6

Recovery work is now taking place to remove a lorry that caught fire causing two lanes to be closed. There is around 6 miles of congestion on the approach which is adding about 45 minutes to normal journey times.

14:59Tim Hanlon

Hour long delays remain on the M6 after lorry fire

Motorists continue to face delays of an hour on the M6 following a lorry fire. A traffic map from the AA shows the section of the AA in red due to the congestion.

Map shows congestion on the M614:13Tim Hanlon

Image shows backed-up traffic on busy motorway

Motorists are facing major congestion on the M6 by Knutsford this afternoon with an image showing vehicles backed-up.

A lorry fire has been extinguished by fire crews but one lane remains closed.

Backed-up traffic on the M6 (National Highways )13:57Tim Hanlon

Queues of eight miles on M6 now after lorry fire

Only one lane is now closed southbound on the M6 for the recovery operation but the queue has grown to eight miles. "Lane 2 is now also open on the #M6 southbound between J19 #Knutsford and J18 #Middlewich Lane 1 remains closed awaiting recovery. There is around 8 miles of congestion on approach which is adding about an hour to normal journey time," states National Highways.

13:45Tim Hanlon

Motorists facing seven miles of congestion after fire

An update from National Highways reads: "Traffic has been released on the #M6 southbound between J19 #Knutsford and J18 #Middlewich Lanes 1 and 2 (of 4) remain closed for recovery and clear-up.

"Delays of around an hour with 7 miles of congestion on approach."

13:44Tim Hanlon

Image of firefighters tackling fire on M6

FIrefighters could be seen tackling the fire on the southbound section of the motorway.

Smoke can be seen billowing from a HGV with traffic halted.

Smoke billowing from the lorry (National Highways )13:42Tim Hanlon

Hour long delays on M6 after lorry fire

Lanes one and two remain shut of M6.

National Highways says traffic is queuing for around 7 miles up to the incident, with hour-long delays.

References

1. ^ incident (www.mirror.co.uk)
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