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Delays as lorry carrying petrol tools catches fire

News imageEddie Mitchell Aerial image showing a firefighter stood looking at the right side of a small lorry. On the back of a lorry is a cherry picker. The cab of the lorry has been destroyed but fire. Fuel can be seen spilled on the road to the right of the lorry. The image is taken from the front left of the vehicle.Eddie Mitchell
The fire is now out but delays will continue as the clean-up operation begins

The A27 in West Sussex is closed eastbound between Southwick and Portslade after a lorry caught fire.

National Highways said the vehicle was carrying petrol power tools and had a ruptured fuel tank - both of which "significantly" fed the fire.

Sussex Police and West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service are at the scene, and a diversion has been put in place.

Drivers have been told to expect delays.

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