Waste from lorry catches fire on motorway

Firefighters are responding to the incident

A large amount of refuse from the back of a lorry caught fire on a motorway.

Firefighters said they called to the M1 between junctions 15 and 15a near Northampton at about 07:10 GMT.

Two lanes of the northbound carriageway were shut.

The lorry remained at the scene but was not involved in the blaze, Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service said.

A spokesperson said hose reel jets were used to extinguish the flames and that crews were still there dampening down the remaining hotspots.