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M1 cheese lorry fire: Drivers facing delays near Crick M1 reopens after cheese lorry fire at Crick
(about 11 hours later)
Drivers are continuing to face delays on the M1 in Northamptonshire after a cheese lorry fire forced the closure of the carriageway overnight. 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. Nobody was injured. About 18 firefighters attended the incident at junction 18, near Crick. No-one was injured.
The M1 is expected to remained closed until about 16:00. 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. A spokesman for the Highways Agency said "It was was an HGV carrying cheese which caught fire."
"We expect the road to remain closed until about 16:00 while the road is resurfaced with drivers expecting about 90 minute delays." BBC Travel news reported drivers were delayed by about 90 minutes, with congestion stretching back to junction 20, following the blaze.
BBC Travel news reports congestion is stretching back to junction 20.