M1 stretch closed due to lorry fire
The M1 was closed on the Bedfordshire/Buckinghamshire border due to a lorry fire
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A busy motorway was partly closed due to a lorry fire.
Traffic was being held on the M1 southbound carriageway between junction 13, near Milton Keynes, and junction 12, near Toddington in Bedfordshire at 18:00 BST.
Emergency services were at the scene working as National Highways put a diversion route in place during the closure.
One lane later reopened as crews continued to work on recovering the lorry at about 21:00.
There were delays on both carriageways due to the fire
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