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M54 closed after hay lorry catches fire

Alex McIntyreWest Midlands
News imageShropshire Fire and Rescue Service A huge pile of material on fire on a motorway at night. Firefighters and fire engines with blue lights can be seen in the background.Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service
Firefighters were called to the blaze on the M54 in Shropshire

The M54 has been closed in Shropshire after a lorry transporting about 70 tonnes of hay caught fire.

The motorway's westbound carriageway was shut between junctions three for Albrighton and four for Telford when the blaze broke out on Tuesday evening.

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service said six fire engines were deployed to the incident shortly before 18:30 BST and the blaze was extinguished.

The road remained closed on Wednesday morning, National Highways said, while recovery and clean-up crews were at the scene.

News imageShropshire Fire and Rescue Service Two firefighters with hoses spray water on a pile of scorched material next to a lorry on a motorway.Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service
The fire service said the blaze involved a lorry transporting about 70 tonnes of hay

A diversion has been put in place and emergency resurfacing would need to be carried out, National Highways added.

Travel monitoring system Inrix reported at about 06:30 that traffic had started queuing on the carriageway.

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