M11 shut near Stansted Airport due to lorry fires
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The fire service said the incident had been "complicated" meaning the road has been closed for much of the day
The M11 southbound has been closed for most of the day because of two lorry fires which caused an oil spillage.
A car transporter caught fire on the carriageway, while an HGV left the road and was ablaze on an embankment next to the road.
The fires are now out. The road is closed between junction 10 Duxford and junction eight near Stansted Airport.
It is expected to remain shut until 05:00 BST on Friday for resurfacing works, National Highways said.
Essex County Fire and Rescue were called at 04:42.
Firefighters were able to put out the hard shoulder blaze, but initially the embankment fire kept reigniting, the fire service said.
A car transporter and an HGV both caught fire on the M11, but the lorry drivers sustained minor injuries
The response has now been scaled back to one crew, which is monitoring hot spots.
The lorry drivers sustained minor injuries, the fire service said.
National Highways said specialist contractors attended the scene to assess the road damage, which now needs emergency resurfacing work.
Trapped traffic was released and diversions are in place, external.
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One of the lorries caught fire after it left the road and went down an embankment - leaving fire crews with limited access
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