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M4 lorry fire forces motorway closure just outside Bath | |
(about 1 hour later) | |
A lorry fire on the M4 near Bath forced the motorway to be closed for about six hours. | |
One lane has been reopened but four-mile (6km) traffic queues remain on the eastbound carriageway between junctions 19 and 18. | |
The fire in the lorry, which was carrying bales of cardboard, was reported at about 1500 BST. Nobody was injured. | The fire in the lorry, which was carrying bales of cardboard, was reported at about 1500 BST. Nobody was injured. |
It is hoped the other two eastbound lanes will be reopened overnight. | |
A spokesman for the Highways Agency said: "We have done our best to divert traffic around the incident but such complicated vehicle fires will inevitably cause long tailbacks at this time of the day." | A spokesman for the Highways Agency said: "We have done our best to divert traffic around the incident but such complicated vehicle fires will inevitably cause long tailbacks at this time of the day." |
Both carriageways were initially closed until just before 1530 BST when the westbound side was reopened. | Both carriageways were initially closed until just before 1530 BST when the westbound side was reopened. |
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