Crews were called just before 1pm to lorry fire on M6
FOUR fire engines attended an HGV fire at junction 18 of the M6 northbound just before 1pm today.
On arrival crews discovered a tractor unit well alight.
Two firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used two hose reel jets to extinguish the flames. Three dry powder extinguishers were also used.
A closure was put in place, and the battery of the tractor unit was isolated while crews used a hose reel jet to cool down the HGV.
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