Major road closed by lorry and hay bale fire

The A14 westbound was closed between junction 22 at Brampton near Huntingdon, and junction 13 at Thrapston

Part of a major road has been closed following a lorry fire.

Six fire service crews were called to the A14 in Cambridgeshire at 11:30 BST after several tonnes of hay bales caught fire.

The road was shut westbound between Brampton Hut near Huntingdon and Thrapston in Northamptonshire.

A spokesperson for Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service said the road would remain closed "for some time".

About 30 firefighters from Huntingdon, St Neots, Gamlingay, Stanground and Chatteris were at the scene

Crews said they would work to clear the road, but the lorry contained many tonnes of straw that had been baled, making it difficult to get water into the load.

A teleporter was used to lift the straw off the lorry so firefighters could rake through it to break it up before dousing the load.

A recovery company would be used to take the water drenched straw away from the scene in batches.

"This is an arduous process which is taking several hours. It is likely this will continue into the evening," said a spokesperson.

"Please be reassured crews are working as hard as they can with the recovery company and everyone else involved to get the road cleared so it can opened again."