M4 reopens after lorry carrying hay catches fire
The road was closed after a lorry carrying hay caught on fire
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A stretch of the M4 has reopened hours after a lorry carrying bales of hay caught fire.
The westbound carriageway was shut between junction 18 for Tormarton and junction 19 for Bristol shortly before 16:00 BST on Wednesday.
Crews from Avon Fire and Rescue had left the scene by about 21:35 but returned in the early hours of Thursday to extinguish further hotspots in the hay.
National Highways said the road had re-opened by 02:34.
A 14-mile (22.5km) diversion was in place via the A420, A4174 and M32.
Fire crews left the scene on Wednesday evening but returned in the early hours of Thursday after further hot spots were spotted in the hay
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