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Motorway partly closed after lorry fire

News imageNational Highways Huge orange flames are coming out of a lorry which is stopped on the shoulder of a motorway. Firefighters standing nearby are spraying it with fire hoses. National Highways
The motorway westbound from junctions 6 to 9 has been closed because of the fire

A stretch of the M4 through Berkshire has been closed after a lorry fire.

The motorway westbound, between junction 6 at Slough and junctions 8 and 9 at Maidenhead, was shut on Thursday afternoon from about 16:00 GMT.

National Highways said fire crews remained on the scene to dampen the load of hay the lorry was carrying and ensure it did not reignite.

The road remained closed with diversions in place at 22:00 GMT, according to National Highways.

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