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| M6 closed in Warwickshire after chemical tanker fire | |
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| Five people have been injured and part of the M6 motorway in Warwickshire closed after a chemical tanker caught fire, the Highways Agency said. | |
| The motorway is closed in both directions between junctions two and four, the agency's website said. | |
| Motorists close to the tanker, which caught fire between junctions three and 3A, were evacuated from their cars and an 800m exclusion zone is in place. | |
| The ambulance service said it was treating five people for injuries. | |
| Warwickshire cricketer Darren Maddy said he was stuck on the southbound carriageway for some time. | |
| He said: "I can't see a great deal other than a big queue of cars. | |
| "There's been a lot of fire engines and ambulances and police cars. | |
| "The northbound section of the motorway is completely empty. | |
| "We're aware it's something very serious. Other than that it's very frustrating." | |
| Another eyewitness said people were leaving their cars on the carriageway and walking up the slip roads to Corley Services. | |
| The Highways Agency advised northbound traffic to come off at junction two and use the A46 southbound, A45 and then A452 in order to rejoin the motorway at junction four. | |
| Traffic is expected to be running normally again by 15:00. |