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| M6 in Warwickshire closed by fabric conditioner spill | M6 in Warwickshire closed by fabric conditioner spill |
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| Part of the M6 was shut for about three hours after a lorry spilled "slippery" fabric conditioner on the carriageway. | |
| The closure was on the southbound stretch in Warwickshire between Coventry and Rugby and Coventry. | The closure was on the southbound stretch in Warwickshire between Coventry and Rugby and Coventry. |
| Two lanes were initially closed after the spillage at 05:00 BST, before the complete closure between junctions one and two for the clean-up operation. | Two lanes were initially closed after the spillage at 05:00 BST, before the complete closure between junctions one and two for the clean-up operation. |
| The motorway reopened just before 10:30 amid reports of heavy congestion in surrounding areas. | The motorway reopened just before 10:30 amid reports of heavy congestion in surrounding areas. |
| Mel Clarke, from the Highways Agency, said a minor incident led to "several containers of fabric conditioner" being shed on to two lanes of the motorway. | Mel Clarke, from the Highways Agency, said a minor incident led to "several containers of fabric conditioner" being shed on to two lanes of the motorway. |
| She said a specialist clean-up team was needed because of its "slippery nature". | |
| "We couldn't just wash it away with water, as that could have made it worse", she said. | |
| "They [the team] used materials to absorb all of the the spilt liquid before sweeping up the remainder." |