HGV fire closes two motorway lanes

Two lanes of a motorway that were closed following an HGV fire have been reopened.
National Highways said on X[1], the M25 in Essex had been blocked between junction 29 at Basildon and junction 30 at Dartford at about 02:23 BST on Thursday.
National Highways said the incident has now cleared and all lanes had reopened leaving minor delays in the area.
It added the fire service attended the scene.