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Stoke-on-Trent A500 road reopens after lorry fire | |
(about 2 hours later) | |
The A500 in Stoke-on-Trent has reopened after a lorry fire in the early hours. | |
The northbound carriageway of the road was completely closed for nine hours after the fire broke out at about 04:15 GMT. | |
One lane reopened in the afternoon to allow resurfacing work to be carried out on the road. | |
Staffordshire Fire Service attended incident on Shelton Old Road between Cliffe Vale and Etruria. | |
'Thought it was fireworks' | |
The lorry was carrying a mixed load, including flammable gas and a quantity of pallets. | The lorry was carrying a mixed load, including flammable gas and a quantity of pallets. |
The fire service had advised people in nearby North Street to keep doors and windows closed as a precaution. | The fire service had advised people in nearby North Street to keep doors and windows closed as a precaution. |
Carl Mason from Staffordshire Fire Service said: "On first arrival, we were confronted with a very severe large LGV fire." | |
Mr Mason said the driver noticed the fire in its early stages and was not injured. | Mr Mason said the driver noticed the fire in its early stages and was not injured. |
One resident said: "We wondered what it was. I thought it was fireworks, but when I looked through the curtains all I could see were flames. | One resident said: "We wondered what it was. I thought it was fireworks, but when I looked through the curtains all I could see were flames. |
"They were going past the lampposts. We were really worried about it." | "They were going past the lampposts. We were really worried about it." |