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| Motorway reopens after hay bale lorry fire in Warwickshire | Motorway reopens after hay bale lorry fire in Warwickshire |
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| Fire crews and highways officers worked at the scene | Fire crews and highways officers worked at the scene |
| Fire crews and highways officers worked at the scene | |
| A section of motorway which closed as a result of a lorry fire involving hay bales has fully reopened. | A section of motorway which closed as a result of a lorry fire involving hay bales has fully reopened. |
| The stretch of the M42 in Warwickshire closed at about 14:30 GMT on Monday and reopened in the early hours of Tuesday. | The stretch of the M42 in Warwickshire closed at about 14:30 GMT on Monday and reopened in the early hours of Tuesday. |
| Diversions were in place while the southbound carriageway was closed between junction 3A, for the M40 interchange, and junction 3 for the A435. | Diversions were in place while the southbound carriageway was closed between junction 3A, for the M40 interchange, and junction 3 for the A435. |
| "Recovery and clean-up work complete," Highways West Midlands tweeted earlier. | "Recovery and clean-up work complete," Highways West Midlands tweeted earlier. |
| It reported traffic was now flowing freely in the area. | It reported traffic was now flowing freely in the area. |
| The lorry carrying the hay bales caught fire shortly before 14:30 GMT | The lorry carrying the hay bales caught fire shortly before 14:30 GMT |
| The lorry carrying the hay bales caught fire shortly before 14:30 GMT | |
| Traffic firm Inrix said on Monday the closure was expected to be lengthy as the hay kept reigniting. | Traffic firm Inrix said on Monday the closure was expected to be lengthy as the hay kept reigniting. |
| Firefighters and National Highways traffic officers worked at the scene to put out the fire and dampen down the hay bale load. | Firefighters and National Highways traffic officers worked at the scene to put out the fire and dampen down the hay bale load. |
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