M6 LIVE: All traffic STOPPED with queues building amid vehicle fire

Drivers are facing huge delays on the M6 this afternoon after all traffic was stopped amid a lorry fire. All traffic was initially held on the southbound stretch of the motorway between junction 19 for Knutsford and junction 18 for Middlewich and Holmes Chapel. Traffic has since been released but two lanes remain shut.

Cameras showed smoke billowing from a HGV on the motorway as firefighters tackled the blaze. Click here to prioritise Manchester news in Google from the MEN[1] Huge queues have formed on the M6 southbound, with drivers facing delays of up to an hour.

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