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M1 reopens after cheese lorry fire at Crick | |
(about 11 hours later) | |
The M1 in Northamptonshire has fully reopened a day after a cheese lorry fire forced the closure of the carriageway. | |
Eyewitnesses said there were "a couple of explosions" on the lorry before fire crews arrived, about 19:30 GMT on Monday. | Eyewitnesses said there were "a couple of explosions" on the lorry before fire crews arrived, about 19:30 GMT on Monday. |
About 18 firefighters attended the incident at junction 18, near Crick. No-one was injured. | |
Police said all lanes were reopened in time for the evening rush hour. | |
Eyewitness Max Earey, driving from Crewe to Essex, said he was waiting on the carriageway for more than an hour. | Eyewitness Max Earey, driving from Crewe to Essex, said he was waiting on the carriageway for more than an hour. |
"I could see something on fire in the distance but cars were still getting by - then a couple of lorries stopped to hold the traffic back as they could tell it might get a whole lot worse, which it did," he said. | "I could see something on fire in the distance but cars were still getting by - then a couple of lorries stopped to hold the traffic back as they could tell it might get a whole lot worse, which it did," he said. |
"There were a couple of explosions and then the emergency services turned up." | "There were a couple of explosions and then the emergency services turned up." |
A spokesman for the Highways Agency said "It was was an HGV carrying cheese which caught fire." | |
BBC Travel news reported drivers were delayed by about 90 minutes, with congestion stretching back to junction 20, following the blaze. | |
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