Vehicle fire on the M6. Photo by Steven Barber.
The M6 northbound in Cumbria has reopened after an earlier closure between J39 and B6261 (Shap) and J40, A66 (Penrith), because of a lorry fire.
Cumbria Police and the fire service were called to the scene at about 6.35pm to find a recovery vehicle on fire. Officers said a number of the cars on the back of the lorry had also been on fire and the driver had escaped without injury.
A police diversion had been in operation via the A6.
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