Motorway shut after HGV trailer containing goods and tyres catches fire
By Deborah Bowyer 12th Mar 2024
The M6 near Sandbach southbound was closed for a while last night after a HGV trailer caught fire.
Three fire engines – one each from Middlewich, Crewe and Northwich - went to the blaze at 7.31 pm last night (March 11th).
Junctions 18 to 17 were shut while firefighters tackled the blaze, involving a mixture of goods including tyres.
A spokesperson from Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service said: "Crews used hose reel jets and breathing apparatus to extinguish the fire. A full closure was put in place on the southbound carriageway.
"Crews used two sets of breathing apparatus, one main jet, two hose reel jets and a water bowser.
"National Highways maintained the road closure."
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