M62 fire: Motorway fully reopens after lorry blaze
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The lorry, which was carrying white goods, caught fire following a mechanical failure, National Highways said
The M62 in West Yorkshire has fully reopened after it was closed for several hours due to a lorry fire.
The blaze started shortly before 03:00 BST on Thursday when the vehicle, which was carrying a large number of white goods, suffered a mechanical failure.
The motorway was closed between junctions 32 for Pontefract and 31 for Hopetown until about 09:00 BST when one of the three lanes reopened.
National Highways said the road was fully reopened at about 14:00 BST.
Specialist equipment including a crane, had been needed to recover the vehicle, a spokesperson said.
The lorry fire on the M62 started shortly before 03:00 BST
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